What We Treat
Telehealth
About Us
- Features & Pricing
- For Organizations
A member asked:
I was in the er today for left arm and chest pain. the ekg was fine. they said it was shoulder impingement. would you feel pain in your armpit as?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Not cardiac: What the ER did was determine that's it's not your heart. The shoulder impingement assessment is offered as their best educated guess. Understand: from your perspective, you want the ER to tell you precisely what's wrong. From the ER's view, they simply want to rule out life threatening problems.
Answered 10/1/2017
3.7k views
Nerve impingement: can be caused by being sandwiched between two spinal bones, pressed by a bulging disc. It can cause muscle spasm and back pain. This condition must be professionally managed. See interventional pain management specialist for definitive diagnosis and management.
Answered 9/17/2014
3.7k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
I presented with a dull ache in my upper left chest radiating into my shoulder and my arm. Ekg resulted in a rbbb. What do I do now?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
I've pain in chest left side & armpit. Also around shoulder blade for 2 mths. Ecg ok so i guess i'm asking ideas re: what next?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
I havw left arm/left shoulder cramps and shooting pains with twinges in my chest. I am 165 pounds and 5'6 with a clear ekg.
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Left arm and chest pain for days. A little dizzy. Burning chest and shoulder woke me from my sleep. Normal ekgs, echo and bloodwork. Is it my heart?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Bp 150/90, hr 125, pressure in chest, left shoulder & arm. EKG & labs good. What could it be? Bp is normally 110/60.
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
People also searched for:
Off/on squeezing in left shoulder, left arm pain, and sometimes brief, heartburn like pain in center of chest. In past, EKG was fine. What is wrong?
Hi ive been having left chest pains and shoulder and arm pains for 7 months been see gp and hospital had ecg everything seems fine im really worried?
Upper shoulder, armpit, shoulder blade, chest pain, had 5 ER visits&echo, stress, ekg, all fine. No answers so much discomfort ?
32F, sharp left side chest pains, radiating to arm, back, shoulder blade for several days. Went to ER on day 3 and they did tests: 2 troponin, 2 EKG, 1 chest X-ray all normal. Still having pain and shortness of breath. What could this be?
Multiple ER trips because of chest pain and radiating discomfort in left shoulder/arm/jaw/face/ and neck. Multiple negative Ekg and blood tests. Seen cardiologist had a 48 hr holter monitor which came back negative and did a stress test that came back neg
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 questionMore of what we treat
Get the HealthTap app
Video visit and message your doctor
