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Suffering From Back Pain Mostly On Left Side
i had alot of back pain mosty on left side for about 3 weeks - all my musces started tightening bad - found out ast week i had nbr 8 rib popped out - it has since been put back in - how long does it take fr the muscles to ease up sometimes back is still sore along with sterum
Fri, 2 May 2014
Once a subluxed rib has been stabilized, the pain should ease up each day. However, rib pain is notorious for lingering. So you may have some aching for a few weeks even. But the severe pain should be gone within a week.
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