What Causes Acute Pain In The Centre Of Breastbone?

Posted on Thu, 3 Sep 2015

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Question : hi, .
From past few days I (41yrs)am suffering from acute kind of pain, exactly in the centre of my heart bone. I have observed that it tiggers in situations such as crowded local trains, bending down yo pickup something etc. It takes some tike to vanish but gets activated in a spurt of a moment. Please Diagnose and advise appropriate treatment. thanks

Answered by Dr. Rajesh Teli (54 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
you should get ECG done

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I am Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD.I have gone through your query.Thanks for using HCM.

Basically from your history it appears that it is either muscular or bony pain. You may take simple analgesic like Tab.Ibuprofen or Diclofenac for a day or two. If your pain is persistent you should consult a physician and get ECG done. Depending upon reports you may need further work up.

My best wishes
Dr.Teli.

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