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A 28-year-old female asked:

Pain under left shoulder blade. hurts when taking deep breaths, coughing, sneezing. made better laying on left side. otherwise aches and throbs?

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Dr. Nayla Mumneh
Allergy and Immunology 31 years experience
Muscle pain: This seems like a torn muscle, if you carried something heavy or moved quickly or did some new exercise. An NSAID should help the pain andtake it easy.
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