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What Causes Intense Left-sided Pain In The Rib Area Radiating Towards Shoulder?

Hi my husband is very sick he is getting a very crucial pain under his left rib cage and travel to his left shoulder spent 14 hrs to emergency cannot detect anything abnormal. Did ECG xtray blood test to check if it is a heart problem everything normal please help he is in too much pain please thanks
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Hi,

Warm wishes.

Such type of severe pain is seen in cases of neuroradiculpathy arising out of a pinched spinal nerve in the cervical vertebra.

This causes severe excruciating pain in shoulder and ribs.

If heart related problems have been ruled out,then i would suggest you to get a MRI of the cervical spine done to rule out a disc prolapse.

Analgesic,muscle relaxant tablets with methylcobalamin and pregabalin will help.

Thank You.

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What Causes Intense Left-sided Pain In The Rib Area Radiating Towards Shoulder?

Hi, Warm wishes. Such type of severe pain is seen in cases of neuroradiculpathy arising out of a pinched spinal nerve in the cervical vertebra. This causes severe excruciating pain in shoulder and ribs. If heart related problems have been ruled out,then i would suggest you to get a MRI of the cervical spine done to rule out a disc prolapse. Analgesic,muscle relaxant tablets with methylcobalamin and pregabalin will help. Thank You. I hope the answer was useful to you.