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Back Pain, Abdominal Pain. Subsides When Stretching
For the past two weeks, I ve been experiecning constant pain that seem to move from the middle of my back, to under my scapula , right side of my rib cage , then to my lower sternum . It is not often in that order. This pain is constant. Now and then, I feel this pain in my abdomen . The pain I feel under my right scapula, reminds me of what I call, results from a pinched nerve. When I stretch, or change body position, it tends to momentarily subside.
Mon, 23 Sep 2013
Hi and thanks for the query,
A past history of gastritis or peptic ulcer disease could be important to be noted. History of hypertension or heart disease are important history findings to be noted. A chest X ray , Electrocardiogramme and Cardiac ultrasound are sufficient to exclude lung and heart disease, which could easily present themselves as such.
It is possible that it could be a pinched nerve as such, but it would be rare in this case. Other mechanical causes or inflammatory causes like an inflammation around the sternum of the lateral cartilage, called Treitz syndrome could as well be a t the origin of these symptoms. I physical examination by your doctor renders the diagnosis very easy and I think you really need not bother for now. thanks and kind regards. Bain LE, MD.
A past history of gastritis or peptic ulcer disease could be important to be noted. History of hypertension or heart disease are important history findings to be noted. A chest X ray , Electrocardiogramme and Cardiac ultrasound are sufficient to exclude lung and heart disease, which could easily present themselves as such.
It is possible that it could be a pinched nerve as such, but it would be rare in this case. Other mechanical causes or inflammatory causes like an inflammation around the sternum of the lateral cartilage, called Treitz syndrome could as well be a t the origin of these symptoms. I physical examination by your doctor renders the diagnosis very easy and I think you really need not bother for now. thanks and kind regards. Bain LE, MD.
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