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While walking constant sharp pain in ribs till back sometime sitting got the same but while laying down getting the relief, what the cause for the same?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

?nerve or bone pain: If the discomfort seems to start in the back and travels along the rib cage, it could stem from a pinched nerve from a spur or disc in the vertebral area. You may need xrays of your spine and rib cage for evaluation. Have your physician look into it.

Answered 9/14/2017

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While walking constant sharp pain in ribs till back sometime sitting got the same but while laying down getting the relief, what the cause for the same?

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Dr. Donald Colantino answered

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