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I'm coughing and having pain between shoulder blades, what could it be?

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Dr. Joseph Carcione answered

Specializes in Neurology

Cough and back pain: Not uncommon - while coughing you are using back and lower neck muscles that attach in the area between the shoulder blades - as the cough subsides, so should the pain - understand, if the cough does not, get checked out by a competent doctor - both issues can then be served.

Dr Culviner agreed

Answered 1/11/2017

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