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After dance got severe pain in upperback(centre) .difficult to lie down and turn2sides. took 1dose of ibuprofen+hot compresor. pain not reducing?
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Likely muscle strain: There was no apparent trauma so its reasonable to believe you're having a spasm in the back. Ice it, not heat, 20 minutes every 2 hours for 3-4days. Use ibuprofen 600mg three times a day for a week. Get some gentle range of motion in and it should get better 99% of the time.
Answered 5/8/2016
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