A 26-year-old female asked:
i have pain in my lower right back when coughing. (have had chronic cough for over a year.) should i be concerned- could it just be a pulled muscle?
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Dr. Neesheet Parikh answered
13 years experience Sports Medicine
See doctor: A cough lasting over a year should be be checked out. You should figure put why you are having a cough for so long. That is not normal.
Answered on Apr 4, 2013
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