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I've been having shap stabbing pains that linger on the left side of my body near my ribs when i jump and land, they're not cramps so what could it be?

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Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis

Muscle, tendon pain: Your description is of muscle or tendon pain along the lower rib margins. The treatment is to stop jumping for a couple of weeks until the pain has gone.

Answered 10/6/2016

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A member asked:

I've been having shap stabbing pains that linger on the left side of my body near my ribs when i jump and land, they're not cramps so what could it be?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

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