i fell down six stairs.. landed on left upper back (rhomboid strain), left hip and ankle. putting ice on all has helped swelling but my rhomboid or connective tissue between left scapula and spine hurts to breath & move. neck is very stiff despite 600 g advil very six hours, ice then heat. if not better in morn should I get xray of backneck?
Hi there thanks for your question. Ice application and analgesics help during first 48 hours after such injuries. If you continue the have pain after 2 days you should get a chest x Ray and spine X-ray. In such a scenario we need to rule out any rib fractures also.  It is possible that you might have hurt part of ribs between your shoulder blades. Hope it helps. All the best. With regards. Chat Doctor.