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How Can headache Along With Upper Chest Pain Be Treated?

For the past week I Have been experiencing mild headache, mild dizziness, dull ache in the upper left chest area. For the last 3 days I have been babysitting my granddaughter (18 months, 20 lbs) and doing a lot of lifting. I have been seeing a chiropractor for neck pain, but the chest pain is new. I have been on stress leave from my job for 4 months. Do I need to see a Dr for the chest pain or wait and see if it improves.
Fri, 14 Apr 2017
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Hi
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
Since there is chest pain you should urgently see a Doctor or ER for an urgent EKG and rule out any cardiac problem.
You already are a known case of neck pain for which you are visiting chiropractor, wrong adjustment can cause increase in neck pain or referred pain to the chest and upper back.
There can be a local problem of myalgia, spasm and so on.
This can be diagnosed by clinical evaluation, examination by your Doctor and MRI of the cervical spine to see for any prolapsed discs or son.
Take an anti-inflammatory medication like Ibuprofen if it suits you.
You also will need muscle relaxant and stop taking the child merely by hand as it will exert more on muscles strains of any sort.
Consult your Doctor to have clinical examination and request for investigations to get n appropriate diagnosis and get treated as per the exact causes to get a permanent relief.
Mild headache and dizziness is known to occur due to cervical spondilitis among many other reasons. Get checked for this too and you will get the symptomatic treatment for these too.
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How Can headache Along With Upper Chest Pain Be Treated?

Hi Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. Since there is chest pain you should urgently see a Doctor or ER for an urgent EKG and rule out any cardiac problem. You already are a known case of neck pain for which you are visiting chiropractor, wrong adjustment can cause increase in neck pain or referred pain to the chest and upper back. There can be a local problem of myalgia, spasm and so on. This can be diagnosed by clinical evaluation, examination by your Doctor and MRI of the cervical spine to see for any prolapsed discs or son. Take an anti-inflammatory medication like Ibuprofen if it suits you. You also will need muscle relaxant and stop taking the child merely by hand as it will exert more on muscles strains of any sort. Consult your Doctor to have clinical examination and request for investigations to get n appropriate diagnosis and get treated as per the exact causes to get a permanent relief. Mild headache and dizziness is known to occur due to cervical spondilitis among many other reasons. Get checked for this too and you will get the symptomatic treatment for these too.