Diagnose my injury

I am in so much pain!

I was part of a canoe league for a month - kind of thing where there is really no warmup, you just paddle slowly to the start line, a starters pistol is shot off and you go like hell. I think I may have pulled a muscle, but let’s see what the masses say.

The pain is on my left side under at the base of my rib cage. Almost on my left hand side (if I moved my left elbow to my rib cage, that’s where it is).

No, my canoe seat was not too high!

If you were my age, I’d attribute it to old age and just work around it. :wink:

I think your expert diagnosis is not far off. At least if you ask the masses (non experts).

Just hope that the muscle is not torn.

Rib strains are total agony. Try to avoid laughing, twisting, and sleeping on your side for the next 3 months are you’ll be ok.