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What Causes Pain Under Ribs Of A 11 Year Old?
My 11 year old son is complaining of pain on his left side "under" his ribs for 24 hrs now.
He has not had any accidents, no bruising, and is not coughing. He did play a long game of basketball the day
before but this is a usual activity fot him.
on a scale of 1-10 he says the pain is a 7
He has not had any accidents, no bruising, and is not coughing. He did play a long game of basketball the day
before but this is a usual activity fot him.
on a scale of 1-10 he says the pain is a 7
Wed, 7 May 2014
hello, thanks for writing to us,
as per the above brief details it is quiet certain that your son is suffering from muscle cramp due to the long game of basketball. treatment for it is warm pack over the area, and a muscle relaxant if it still persist show to a doctor.
take care
as per the above brief details it is quiet certain that your son is suffering from muscle cramp due to the long game of basketball. treatment for it is warm pack over the area, and a muscle relaxant if it still persist show to a doctor.
take care
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