I am experiencing a sharp pain on one side of my lower back. This pain comes only when I belch, twist my body or breathe in hard. It started suddenly without any prior strain on injury on my back. I haven't taken any pain killer yet cos I don't know what

	Asked by burlar (Male; 38 ) on Thu 17, Dec 2009 08:34am :
	I am experiencing a sharp pain on one side of my lower back. This pain comes only when I belch, twist my body or breathe in hard. It started suddenly without any prior strain on injury on my back. I haven't taken any pain killer yet cos I don't know what the cause may be.
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	Answer by Dr. Rajgopal, MBBS (doctor) on Fri 18, Dec 2009 09:13am: Hi, Back pain when breathing is a usually a muscular back ache. Breathing back pain can occur from a variety of psychosomatic back pain conditions. One of them is Tension Myositis Syndrome. In such conditions, the muscles are oxygen deprived and any small movement aggravates the pain. A pulled diaphragm muscle can also cause pain when breathing and it radiates throughout the abdomen, chest and back. In some cases severe cardiac and pulmonary conditions may produce back and chest pain associated with breathing. If symptoms of pain develop suddenly, a doctor must be consulted immediately to rule out any serious causes. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!
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