HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients
Book a video visit
HealthTap
Telehealth
A member asked:

What may cause the chronic upper left back pain that feels heavy with sharp needle like pain in the left chest/breast when stretching?

A doctor has provided 1 answer
Dr. Qamar Khan answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Pinched Nerve: Sounds like you have a pinched nerve in your back. I would suggest seeing a pain/spine specialist to evaluate you further to evaluate what level and what can be done to treat you. There are interventional treatments besides medications and surgeries that might reduce or eliminate the pain altogether.

Answered 6/16/2016

4.6k views

Thank

Related Questions

A member asked:

Extreme pain (cramps, shooting, pin and needles) in,under and above left breast.Also in left shoulder and left side of neck. Is this cause of concern?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

What is the cause of pain plus pins and needles plus pullingin the breast muscle bone on the left hand side

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Light pain under left breast that goes up my shoulder and down my left arm. Feels like pins and needles but without any chest pain. Is this gas?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

Could it be stress? Feeling dizzy, weak, chest pains and a sharp needle like pain under my right breast by ribs.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

A member asked:

I am experiencing pain under my left arm and around my left breast all through the chest bone. Also some pain in the upper left arm muscle. The left hand also has some pins and needles feeling?

4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers

Sponsored Content
HealthTap Medical Group does not endorse products or services. Sponsored content revenues support our mission to make health information free and accessible to all.Learn more

People also searched for:

Sharp needle like pain in left breast what could be the meaning?
I keep getting a needle- sharp pain in my left breast. What does this mean?
Having sharp pain like needle poking in my ribcage below my left side breast, sometimes in breathing.?
Hi. For months now I have been having lower back pain near the pelvis. It is now radiating to my upper left thigh. It feels like pins and needles. I also have a weak left arm. I am so worried this is cancer as I have a breast lump as well. 25 year f?
I had a fine needle aspiration on left breast and now can feel a tiny lump in armpit, could fna cause swollen glands?

Telemedicine

Primary Care
Manage Your Conditions
Women's Health
Children's Health
Men's Health
Senior Health
Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle
Sexual Health
Mental & Behavioral Health
Travel Medicine
Urgent Care
Ask your question
Didn't find what you're looking for?

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.

Ask your question

More of what we treat

Allergies
Antibiotics
Asthma
High Blood Pressure
Prescriptions
Type 2 Diabetes
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HealthTap
HIPAA logo
HIPAASecure
Soc 2 Type 2 logo
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHO Accredited
JCAHOAccredited
Member App

Download HealthTap

Video visit and message your doctor

Member App QR Code
Play Store Member LinkApp Store Member Link

Questions?

+1 (888) 828-0841support@healthtap.com
LinkedInTwitter
HomeTermsPrivacyCookiesDMCAHealth TopicsDoctors DirectoryDoctor Q&A by Specialty
Copyright 2026 HealthTap, Inc.