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What Causes Shooting Pain In The Back, Chest And Shoulders?

Painful sharp shooting pain in the back, middle of the chest and shoulders,condition is not heart related as that has been checked. Ribs are different shape, left one bulging out considerable more,Swelling was obvious and any movement was painful and mimicking a heart attack, but this has calmed down and now pain appears sharp shooting travelling pain from neck to spine to hips and upper back, moving & turning in bed is now possible after a Hook maneuver was performed by an osteopath.Condition has been re-occurring for the past 2months and the onset seemed to be a violent cough after a long chest infection, x-ray showed phenomia.
Mild/medium Hybermobility of joints and a slight curvature of the lower spine diagnosed by a GP.
Wed, 29 Oct 2014
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As your complaint regarding chest pain, shoulder pain may be due to pnumonia . so first of all pneumonia must be traeted properly.
So consult your family physician for the pnumonia and for spinal problem u should do mri magnetic resonance imaging and then consult orthopedic surgeon.
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What Causes Shooting Pain In The Back, Chest And Shoulders?

As your complaint regarding chest pain, shoulder pain may be due to pnumonia . so first of all pneumonia must be traeted properly. So consult your family physician for the pnumonia and for spinal problem u should do mri magnetic resonance imaging and then consult orthopedic surgeon.