Hello i have had a pain under my right rib for about three months now sometimes it feels like a sunburn under my skin sometimes the pain is sharp but it is always there, its never gone. The pain is from right under my rib to all the way down just above my hip i [...]
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Muscles and Bones
Sharp Pain Under Ribs
Sunday, August 27th, 2006Muscle Swelling, Rash, Tingling
Saturday, August 26th, 2006Hi I have a muscle swelling in left side of lower left leg accompanied by a hot tingly sensation and red pin prick rash. I also have sharp pain in tibia when walking or putting pressure on lower leg.It is causing significant distress and making hard to walk.Any suggestions as to what this might be??
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Numbness in Hands and Weight Lifting
Tuesday, August 8th, 2006I am a 47 year old male who has lifted weights as a hobby since teenage. For the past three years I have lifted light weights with high reps due to a shoulder injury (rotator cuff impingement). Since I have been feeling much better lately I decided to give the heavy weights one [...]
Continue readingPain in Axillary Region
Sunday, August 6th, 2006I am a 47 year old female. Mother of 2 teenage lads. I have been having this pain in the upper right, axillary area for about 1 year now.If you drew a line from my collar bone down then across to under my arm it is in this area I am getting the pain. [...]
Continue readingBicep Muscle Not Working
Friday, August 4th, 2006I’m a 50 year old male in good health and never been hospitalized. About 6 days ago I was having trouble raising my right arm over my head. I realized I couldn’t even flex my bicep, and I couldn’t raise the arm at all. A week before that my right shoulder was aching near my [...]
Continue readingPain in Right Side
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006I’m a 25 y/o female, 5′3 and 108 lbs. I’ve been experiencing right sided pain for about 6 months now. The pain is just under my right ribs and my 10th rib is actually extended a bit. The pain radiates to my back as well. I actually first noticed it about 9 months ago while [...]
Continue readingRotator Cuff Surgery, Chronic Problem, Several Operations
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006My mom has been through rotator cuff repair twice on each shoulder she has just had the third surgery in the past couple of months the doctor said she is able to go back to work 100% she works for an airline doing ramp service where she loads and unloads bags from the planes so [...]
Continue readingRotator Cuff Rupture - Shoulder Pain
Saturday, April 1st, 2006I have always had shoulder pain. I thought it was better, but I was wrong. I lifted my right arm above my head to help myself up the basement stairs, and something popped. Since then I have been in pain. It is a little better, but sleeping at night is very [...]
Continue readingLeft Rib more Protruded than Right - normal or cause for concern?
Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006I’m a healthy 17 male. My left rib has always been more protruded than
my right one. It is also more angular in shape. There’s never been
pain in that area. Is there a cause for concern? Thank you for reading
this.
Dr. Joshua’s Answer:
If it’s always been that way and there’s no symptoms, it’s just the way you’re [...]
Severe Pain in the Middle of Back
Wednesday, March 15th, 2006Dr Joshua,
Last summer I took a hard fall onto our hardwood floor in out dining room and injured my tailbone. Now, the pain is gone but if I stand up for a minimum of 3 minutes I get severe back pain in the middle of my back and I have [...]

