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Likely cause of pain and bruising under left ribs?

Took a blow to the left lower side of my abdominal area yesterday while digging holes with an auger. There is bruising, slight swelling, and pain under where my ribs end on the left side of my body. Is it serious enough to warrant a trip to the hospital, or should it be ok with time?

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  • 10 years ago
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    The blow to the ribs usually causes more problems in the back where they attach to the spine and they get pinched there. The back muscles often send that pain around the body on the nerves to be pains in the rib, chest or heart areas. Other than bruising the muscles right there or breaking the ribs this is the most common of the pains to be had there. Freeing up your back muscles will get rid of pains from the pinched muscles and here's how to do that:

    Back:

    (do from a sitting position)

    Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder, fingers over the back and the palm in the front and firmly pull down on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward and to the outside of your left leg, keeping your left arm fairly straight as you do. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, release the pressure but rest there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side.

    For best results relax your body first by taking a deep breath and exhaling then remain this relaxed.

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    5 years ago

    You *would* probably move to a health care provider...you ought to recognize that every body on yahoo solutions has no notion approximately customarily whatever...mainly wellbeing similar. There are not ANY medical professionals sitting right here that may inform you what is unsuitable. AND, there are not ANY guessing right here that you just would believe with some thing like a ache within the subject round your center or lungs. Just move get it looked at. Not many 15 yr olds die of a center assault, however, move get it looked at by way of anyone who can honestly supply you an reply and honestly aid. Maybe it is only a penny you dropped in there or some thing.

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