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Suggest Treatment For The Pain In The Shoulders
Question: I'm having an achiness in my left shoulder (near the armpit) that seems to spread across to about 1/4 of my chest. I think it's tension and muscle strai (I have had a lot of stress last week), but I need to know if it could be something dangerous.
Brief Answer:
Should do some maneuvers to find out if a cardiac pain or not
Detailed Answer:
Dear Mrs,
Pay attention if the pain gets worse with movements, posture change or by pressing on aching areas, then most probably it is a muscle pain.
Cardiac pain usually is unchanged with all this maneuvers and doesn't get better with any pain killer.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
Should do some maneuvers to find out if a cardiac pain or not
Detailed Answer:
Dear Mrs,
Pay attention if the pain gets worse with movements, posture change or by pressing on aching areas, then most probably it is a muscle pain.
Cardiac pain usually is unchanged with all this maneuvers and doesn't get better with any pain killer.
Take care
Come back if you have any further questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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