Question 1

would an elevated rib cause pain on the head of my clavicle?

Accepted Answer

Not sure?: Not sure what you mean by head of clavicle. The clavicle and 1st rib are right on top of each other near the breast bone or sternum. The medial sterno-clavicular joint can become swollen from injury or inflammation. Some people have an extra cervical rib above the clavicle which if large can cause some pain. The other end of the clavicle by the shoulder hurt, but is not rib related.

Question 2

top of my head feels cold like a quarter size big and also tingling in my ribs. what can it be?

Accepted Answer

How old are you?: I know you are male. your age is important for my list of differential diagnosis.
the only thing I can think about with the very little information I have, is stress ,.
you think about it, no trauma, no incident, cold spot in the scalp, and tingling sensation on the side. the only thing in common is stress and anxiety.

Question 3

my left side under the ribs cage is in pain and so it upper left side chest .  i also have the sharp pain i n my head.  i don't know what is happening ?

Accepted Answer

See your doctor: This is a problem that necessitates a face-to-face meeting with your doctor.  This will allow him/her to examine you, ask specific questions. And possibly order tests to find out what's wrong and what to do to help you.

Question 4

i sometimes get pains in my chest at the bottom of my rib cage, this sends pain through my back and to my head which turns into migraines.

Accepted Answer

Need evaluation: People with migraine headache can have their headache provoked by another [body pain, stress and etc

Question 5

hello, a few days ago a pain in my back is causing troubles, when i put my head down i feel pain in the right side of my lower bac,k down of my ribs?

Accepted Answer

Lumbar Strain: You may have pulled your Muscle with some unusual Activity like lifting heavy weight, 
Did you fall down and injured the Back?
 Your symptoms also suggest Sciatica. 
In either case  you will benefit from Anti Inflammatory medicine like Ibuprofen or Naprosyn (naproxen).

Question 6

i took a hard fall of a horse and landed on head and shoulder but my ribs hurt on the opposite side especially at night. why could this be?

Accepted Answer

Trauma: Fall from a height could be a concussive event (tbi) but could also be pulmonary bruising or injury to a lung.

Question 7

pain  in my left side stomach down or inside my left rib and also my back same level of the rib. i alsi feel discomfort in my left neck goung to head?

Accepted Answer

See a doctor: You need to be checked up. Please see a doctor now,  you might have a variety of conditions that need to be treated now, investing an ulcer that might our might not have burst.

Question 8

when i stand up i feel light headed and have to lean on something. i have a sharp pain in the center of my chest. i have a sharp pain on my back on my lower ribs on the right and a sharp pain on my side just below my ribs on the right side?

Accepted Answer

You should be seen: at a clinic or an ED.  Any pain that is sharp and causing lightheadedness could be serious.  You are entitled to be evaluated at any emergency department without insurance in order to determine whether you might be having an emergency.  If you are having your period this could be a collapsed lung.  If you have been injured, this could be a broken rib.  Please get help.

Question 9

sir, my father had a back head long fall and after 3-4 days his burning sensation in lower rib cage persists?

Accepted Answer

: Sounds like a contusion which takes a week or two th get better. Use moderate heat locally three times a day . If not better in 10-12 days see an MD to rule out a fracture.

Question 10

im having chest pains in my rib and upper chest area accompanied by headaches in the back of my head. what could the cause be?

Accepted Answer

Chest pains : Your symptoms of chest pains are nonspecific. A physician would have to take a thorough history and system review, perform a physical diagnosis and order appropriate tests in order to make a diagnosis. Chest pains can come from the rib cage, heart,lung,esophagus for example. The headaches in the back of the head could be muscle contraction tension ones. See your MD for a workup if symptoms persist

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Would an elevated rib cause pain on the head of my clavicle?

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Top of my head feels cold like a quarter size big and also tingling in my ribs. what can it be?

A member asked:

My left side under the ribs cage is in pain and so it upper left side chest . i also have the sharp pain i n my head. i don't know what is happening ?

A member asked:

I sometimes get pains in my chest at the bottom of my rib cage, this sends pain through my back and to my head which turns into migraines.

A member asked:

Hello, a few days ago a pain in my back is causing troubles, when i put my head down i feel pain in the right side of my lower bac,k down of my ribs?

A member asked:

I took a hard fall of a horse and landed on head and shoulder but my ribs hurt on the opposite side especially at night. why could this be?

A member asked:

Pain in my left side stomach down or inside my left rib and also my back same level of the rib. i alsi feel discomfort in my left neck goung to head?

A member asked:

When i stand up i feel light headed and have to lean on something. i have a sharp pain in the center of my chest. i have a sharp pain on my back on my lower ribs on the right and a sharp pain on my side just below my ribs on the right side?

A member asked:

Sir, my father had a back head long fall and after 3-4 days his burning sensation in lower rib cage persists?

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Im having chest pains in my rib and upper chest area accompanied by headaches in the back of my head. what could the cause be?

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