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Injury To Back, Intense Pain On The Right Of Rib, Pain On Breathing, Coughing And Sneezing. Cause?
40 years old- smoker... I was helping a friend cut down tree limbs and thought that I would help it along and it snapped. I was hanging on the tree limb when it came down and fell on my back. I definitely got the wind knocked out of me. My back hurts a little bit but my rib on the right side hurts the most. Could I have cracked a rib. It hurts to breathe in, cough , sneeze , etc...
you do need to get an xray chest (AP and lateral view) done. also get an x ray LS spine (AP and lateral). after getting the reports see a physician to see whether you may need a CT thorax to rule out any underlying pathology
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Injury To Back, Intense Pain On The Right Of Rib, Pain On Breathing, Coughing And Sneezing. Cause?
you do need to get an xray chest (AP and lateral view) done. also get an x ray LS spine (AP and lateral). after getting the reports see a physician to see whether you may need a CT thorax to rule out any underlying pathology