A member asked:

Stabbing pain in upper back left side.cant take full breath.it started after riding bicycle for 10 mins.the pain exists for an hour right now.20 yrs. ?

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Dr. Howard Shapiro answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine - Nephrology & Dialysis

Torn tendon likely: While pain like yours can often come with a racked or broken rib, your description sounds like you injured or tore a tendon that connects an intercostal muscle to a rib. If it is severe, see your physician in the next day. In general, you will have to take a pain medicine and stay off of the bicycle until it subsides.

Answered 6/3/2016

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