Question: Hi. I am having constant tension and pressure around my face and radiating around my left rib that does not go away gets worse whenever I am rested, mostly when I am laying down in bed, and midly when I am standing up or sitting without moving. The tension instantly goes away whenever I move, whether it be by walking or doing some degree of physical activity. Also, i sometimes get light muscle spasms throughout my body. I have been thinking that it may be due to stress, or maybe due to muscle tightness caused by scoliosis, but given that it does not go away and has been lingering for months, which is worrying, even though I stay calm about it (my family members do not know about it). Also, it is important to note that I had some anxiety problems about a year ago, which I got treatment for with SSRIs, and I thought i was not gonna have any more problems, until I started having some muscle spasms in my left rib which then led to radiating tension around that area, which then led to the mild headaches I am having. At first, i thought it was some sort of anxiety symptom and that it might go away, but these symptoms have been continuous since january and I do not know if its just anxiety or something else. I am not really anxious about it, i just find it very annoying that there is a constant tension around my face (feels like a tight band around it), and in the left side of my chest that does not go away and I do not know what is causing it. I would greatly appreciate a response from you guys!

Thank you for your response! In the past few weeks, I hae done some stretching exercises for scoliosis and my chest pain and spasms have diminished dramatically, and my tension headaches (that feel like a tight band around my forehead, tension in nose as well as in the sides of the head) have been getting worse, especially at night. These headaches, like the chest pain, also go away after physical activity. I am assuming this is stress related, even though its constant and never goes away, i always feel the tension even if only to a small degree, and it is never painful, just discomforting and annoying. Also, it tends to branch out to other places as I am rested, only to subside completely just by moving a little bit.