Experiencing difficulty in breathing due to an external injury on hip/back bone
Patient: I am on a 5 day prescription of prednisone! It is because I injured myself on the job, but the doctor found that the inflammation that was caused by my injury was because I have arthritis in that area. In my hip/back bone. I feel as if someone is sitting on my chest and making it difficult to breath. Is this normal? Doctor: Hi any injury in the back or hip will not cause breathing difficulty unless there is some other cause / Injury in chest. Steroids are given in spinal injury only in rare cases when patient has paraplegia or quadriplegia. In hip arthritis or spinal arthritis Steroids have no role.I suggest that you again see your doctor.