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What Causes Severe Muscle Cramps Around The Chest?
I am a 62 year old male. Physically fit and live on a farm. I did a fair amount of yard work yesterday. I have what I can best describe as severe muscle cramping on the outside front upper left side of my chest. I can hardly move without it seizing up and cannot find a good position to sleep. I have never had anything like it before. I took some ibuprofen about 30 minutes ago but can not feel any effect of it. What could this be?
Tue, 5 Jun 2018
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* The severe left sided chest pain can be from pulled muscle or exertion induced cardiac event of some sort.
* I recommend to consult your PCP for EKG as there is no relief with Ibuprofen intake.
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* The severe left sided chest pain can be from pulled muscle or exertion induced cardiac event of some sort.
* I recommend to consult your PCP for EKG as there is no relief with Ibuprofen intake.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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