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Pain in left side near ribs and hurts to move?

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Dr. William Harris answered

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Muscle Pain: If this pain is reproducable with movement, then it is most likely muscle-related. The left flank is a strange place for a muscle strain, though. If you've been chopping wood or moving furniture, then i could understand some under-used muscles now being painful. Try some local heat and advil (ibuprofen) to see if those help.

Answered 8/27/2018

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A member asked:

Pain in left side near ribs and hurts to move?

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Dr. William Harris answered

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