A member asked:

I have pain that radiates from the middle leftside of my back to underneath my left breast. there are points that i push on that make it hurt worse.??

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Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Tenderness: superficial tenderness is reassuring for a muscular pain thoracic radicular nerve pain can be hypersensitive but not tender aee pcp for eval doesent sound like you need imAging

Answered 5/13/2015

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

This offers clues as: to source of the pain & it is likely close to surface (unlikely heart of lungs), though could also be spinal cord/nerve (quite deep) related. Given description, pain sounds radicular; possibly a useful clue. Need to both research anatomy & find help worthy of your trust to better sort out what is happening along with possible bases & treatment strategies. We all self-diagnose; accuracy crucial.

Answered 5/14/2015

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