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When i lean right i get pain n left ribs. feels lik muscle.dont do leaning left. makes me feel winded.back been crackn a lot when bend foward also?
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Need an exam: This sounds like you may have strained intercostal muscles or ligaments, or you may be experiencing pain from an entrapped or encumbered spinal root from spinal arthritis. Go and see an orthopedic, preferably one who specialized in backs. Hope this works out well.
Answered 8/1/2013
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