There are many possible causes of abdomen, stomach, or chest pain. Below are a few of those. Click on the condition you would like to learn more about.
A broken rib may hurt more with deep breathing or coughing. It is often pinpointed pain and may feel sore when you press on it.
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How do you know if you have a muscle strain? Something as simple as coughing can injure or inflame the muscles and tendons between the ribs and cause chest pain. The pain tends to persist and it gets worse with activity.
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Call 911 if you have any of these symptoms along with chest pain:
- A sudden feeling of pressure, squeezing, tightness, or crushing under
your breastbone - Chest pain that spreads to your jaw, left arm, or back
- Sudden, sharp chest pain with shortness of breath, especially after a long
period of inactivity - Nausea, dizziness, rapid heart rate or rapid breathing, confusion, ashen
color, or excessive sweating - Very low blood pressure or very low heart rate
- Call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms:
- Fever, chills, or coughing up yellow-green mucus
- Problems swallowing
- Severe chest pain that does not go away
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Sometimes chest pain may result from overuse or an injury to the chest area from a fall or accident. Pectoral muscle pain can arise from several causes, limiting arm movements and reducing function. It is necessary to differentiate chest pain caused by pectoral muscles from other causes of chest pain.
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Diastasis Recti, or Diastasis Recti Abdominis (DRA), is the separation and migration of your abdominal muscles, which typically occurs after pregnancy. What can you do for Diastasis Recti? You can work with a physical therapist that will help you train your abdominal muscles to decrease the separation and increase your strength. Click here for a case study of Physical Therapy for Diastasis Recti. https://ptdynamix.com/blog/f/running-with-a-diastasis-recti
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