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Experiencing A Knot Like Feeling Under The Rib Cage Which Is Causing Pain In The Lower Back
The right side of my middle to lower back hurts. It feels like a knot but under my rib cage. It hurts to breath and it hurts to lay in any position. I have a really bad headache that pounds when I sit up. I've been drinking lots of water. What does this mean?
Fri, 2 May 2014
This sounds like a trigger point, which is a knot of fibrous tissue within a muscle. It is usually tender to touch, and when manipulated can send pain radiating in different directions. It responds well to local injections of lidocaine, called trigger point injections. It can also respond to massage therapy, as well as acupuncture.
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