A 43-year-old female asked:
Leaning forward pain in right breast and sternum. Then bending over pain through left breast and chest to back.Doc says heart ok. Muscular?Nerve?gas?
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Dr. Bennett Werner answered
43 years experience in Cardiology
Positional: The positional nature of your pain makes me wonder about your spine - as you lean, you flex and extend it which open and close your neural foramina (the canals where the nerve roots exit). Arthritic spurs often encroach on these canals and can cause nerve root irritation. Arthritis in the facet joints of the spine can further cause positional pain.
Answered on May 7, 2018
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Dr. Rick Koch answered
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More likely : Musculoskeletal but GI also possible.
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Dr. Jeffrey Webber answered
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Probably: Such pain is usually musculoskeletal. Other telltale features confirming this are palpable tenderness over the affected area, accentuation of the disc ... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Andrew Malinchak answered
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Burning pain: Possibly. Could also be neurologic. Go see your family doctor.
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A 43-year-old female asked:
Dr. Bennett Werner answered
43 years experience in Cardiology
Not cardiac: Consider neck, especially cervical disk disease.
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