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What Causes Tenderness In Ribs After Doing Push Ups?
Hi, I did a bunch of pushups a little over a year ago. More than I have done previously. And ever since that day for about a year I have experienced a tenderness in my ribs (on both sides but worse on the left). I can function normally but the tenderness can come back at night mostly and is very very sore when i press on the area under my armpits and down my rib cage. what could this be?
Sat, 17 Jan 2015
There seems to be a tear of the muscle at the attachment of the rib, get an Xray done to rule out fracture, if no fracture a dose of Kenacort 40 mg mixed with 2% xylocaine at the site of maximum tenderness should help. Injection to be done by a good orthopaedic surgeon only
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