Upper Back/Rib Pain during Situps

[Marek88]

Sorry if this has been asked before, I scouted around and found some similar incidents but nothing quite like mine;

About 2 weeks ago I was doing my regular sit-up routine on week 8 or so of Stew Smith's workout; so doing 6 sets of 30 situps, and I was on my 3rd or 4th set when I got an intense pain in my upper back on my left side, just below my shoulder blade. And now almost 3 weeks later, I'm still unable to do more than a few sets of sit-ups without the pain. I can also feel it when I cough hard or sneeze.

I've been doing reverse situps to replace standard ones, although slightly more since it seems to take more to feel the burn.

Basically, I was just wondering if I should see a doctor/trainer about this, or continue letting my back heal on it's own. Also any insight as to what could have caused this (bad form perhaps?) would be helpful.

Thanks,
Marek

[mtgman]

Basically, I was just wondering if I should see a doctor/trainer about this, or continue letting my back heal on it's own.

If it's been three weeks, I would see a doctor, because if you're still working out, it doesn't sound like you're doing too much to let it heal on it's own.

[Marek88]

Alright, thanks for your advice. It seems like it's been hurting less lately, so I'll let it go another week before I see a doctor about it.

Thanks again,
Marek