Why do chest and chest pains occur?
Why do chest and chest pains occur?
“If we are discussing chest pain, then at a young age it is most often due to problems with the spine or intercostal muscles. Such pain is characterized by an increase in a certain posture or position of the body (for example, when bending to the side), there may be an increase in inhalation or exhalation, ”says Dr. Lummer.
As a rule, chest pain resolves on its own and does not require a serious examination.
Another option is pain behind the sternum, in the middle of the chest. Such pain may indicate a heart problem. A feature of heart pain is a compressive character. In addition, often this pain radiates to the left shoulder, left arm, left shoulder blade. If such pain occurs, you should immediately consult a doctor to exclude angina pectoris and myocardial infarction.
“Breast pain can also indicate a wide variety of different problems, from minimal to quite serious. Periodic discomfort associated with the menstrual cycle is quite common and does not indicate any serious pathology. As a rule, after pregnancy and childbirth, this disappears. But twitching pains, especially in combination with fever, reddening of the skin of the gland and a palpable volumetric formation, signal a serious inflammation – mastitis, ”explains Kirill Borisovich.
Moreover, mastitis can be both in nursing mothers and in women outside the period of breastfeeding. This is an occasion to immediately consult a doctor. In addition, pain in the mammary gland can give a disease such as fibrocystic mastopathy. This is a dishormonal disease and, unfortunately, it cannot be dealt with without qualified medical assistance.
“And, finally, the most frequent question, does pain in the mammary gland indicate a malignant formation? Unfortunately, this category of diseases is not characterized by pain in any way, otherwise they would be detected much better, ”explains Dr. Lummer.
Therefore, it is right for all women over 25 years old to do an ultrasound of the mammary glands once a year.
