Readers ask: My chest hurts when i move?

Why does my chest hurt to move?

An injury or strain involving your chest may cause chest pain to occur. Injury can occur due to an accident or due to overuse. Some possible causes include things like muscle strain or injured ribs. Pain may get worse when moving or stretching the affected area.

How do I know if my chest pain is serious?

Call 911 if you have any of these symptoms along with chest pain:

1. A sudden feeling of pressure, squeezing, tightness, or crushing under your breastbone.
2. Chest pain that spreads to your jaw, left arm, or back.
3. Sudden, sharp chest pain with shortness of breath, especially after a long period of inactivity.

Should I be worried if my chest hurts?

Sometimes chest pain is just chest pain. Sometimes it’s only a muscle strain, heartburn or bronchitis. More often than not there are benign reasons, but you should be evaluated by a healthcare professional if you’re worried. Chest pain can signal a serious condition, heart-related or otherwise.

How long does a chest muscle strain last?

Your recovery time depends on the severity of your strain. Mild pulls may heal as soon as two or three weeks after injury. More serious strains can take months to heal, especially if you’ve had surgery.

What do anxiety chest pains feel like?

Anxiety chest pain can be described as: sharp, shooting pain. persistent chest aching. an unusual muscle twitch or spasm in your chest.

When should I go to ER for chest pain?

Call 911 or other emergency services if you have chest pain that is crushing or squeezing and comes with any of the following symptoms: Sweating. Shortness of breath. Nausea or vomiting.

What are chest pains a sign of?

In general, chest discomfort related to a heart attack or another heart problem may be described by or associated with one or more of the following: Pressure, fullness, burning or tightness in your chest. Crushing or searing pain that radiates to your back, neck, jaw, shoulders, and one or both arms.

What is a dull ache in the chest?

Chest pain is the most common symptom of pericarditis. It usually feels sharp or stabbing. However, some people have dull, achy or pressure-like chest pain. The pain usually occurs behind the breastbone or in the left side of your chest.

Why does middle of my chest hurt?

Chest pain may be caused by angina or a heart attack. Other causes of chest pain can include indigestion, reflux, muscle strain, inflammation in the rib joints near the breastbone, and shingles. If in doubt about the cause of your chest pain, call an ambulance.

Why is my chest tight?

Some medical causes for chest tightness can stem from a muscle strain, asthma, ulcers, a rib fracture, pulmonary hypertension, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Aside from a medical reason, chest tightness can be caused by an active stress response, also known as the “flight or fight” response.

When I eat and swallow my chest hurts?

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

GERD is when the contents of your stomach move back up into your esophagus. This can cause a painful, burning sensation called heartburn in the middle of your chest. Pain may happen when you swallow or shortly after eating.

What does a torn chest muscle feel like?

People who injure the muscles in the chest wall may experience: pain that increases with movement of the chest or upper spine. pain that worsens when breathing deeply, sneezing, or coughing. an area of soreness or tenderness within the chest wall.

How can you tell the difference between gastric pain and heart pain?

The main difference between symptoms is that:

1. Heartburn tends to be worse after eating and when lying down, but a heart attack can happen after a meal, too.
2. Heartburn can be relieved by drugs that reduce acid levels in the stomach.
3. Heartburn does not cause more general symptoms, such as breathlessness.

Where is lung pain felt?

The lungs do not have a significant amount of pain receptors, which means that any pain felt in the lungs probably originates somewhere else in the body. However, some lung-related conditions can result in pain in the left lung. The chest contains several vital organs, including the heart and lungs.