Last night I fell down a few stairs after my foot slipped out from under me. I landed on my back quite hard, but there wasnt any pain except for the initial impact pain. This morning, I started getting pains that feels like it is stabbing my heart, although they only come when I breathe in deeply or stretch my muscles. Should I go to the doctor or am I just overreacting?
Hi, Cannot say in your particular case but, angina/heart attack/etc. is not caused by falling, is not stabbing, is not positional, is not associated with breathing. So, heart is not associated with this sort of pain. But lung, muscles, joints, surrounding tissue irritation is associated with this sort of symptom, and it could be a fracture or tear. Mostly even the larger injuries do not have a treatment. If the pain is getting better and if breathing is not affected generally there isn't a lot to do. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. 