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- Submitted on 29/12/2024
Rib Pain After 3 Weeks of Coughing: Causes and Relief Suggestions?
Hi! My coughing has now stopped after almost 3 weeks. Now I have a lot of pain in my ribs in my right site. It hurts a lot when I for example laugh or cough. In general it hurts a lot when I do any kind of movement. Is this like a “aftermath” of the constantly coughing I had?
3 specialists answered
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Yes! The coughing caused contractions of the intercostal muscles (between the ribs) and that afterwards caused the si called intercostal neuralgia ( pain in the whole course of the ribs because the contraction causes entrapment of the nerve there. Hence use warmth and muscle relaxants
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That would be the most probable reason.
Kalkanis ChristosΟρθοπεδικός Χειρουργός - Τραυματιολόγος - Χειρουργός Σπονδυλικής Στήλης
Thessaloniki
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It might be an aftermath or maybe a broken rib.
If pain persists you should have an x ray performed
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