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What Causes Pain In Rib Cage Along With Chest Pain And Muscle Spasms?

Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2015

Question: My wife is suffering great spasms of chest pain which ease just as fast, and is confused, very weak, has trouble moving because of the pain in any kind of getting up, sitting down (once she's down she is ok). She has no fever, no real congestion, no sore throat, no cramps. This started Tuesday February 3rd / 2015 as we returned from a month in Florida where no symptoms were presented.
Her pain is localized to the bottom of her rib cage but she also complains of constant joint pain.
We saw Dr. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX at his Saline, MI office yesterday. He sent her for a battery of blood tests and a chest x-ray. We have heard no results yet.
Although she does go to the toilet by herself and has not lost continence except for minor wetting at night, trying to get up to the bathroom, there is concern of a decrease in response

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
It can be due to low salt and calcium

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think your wife might be having low salt and low calcium. This can cause muscle spasm and cramp in rib cage. You said that your doctor has one through blood investigations.
Please send me those investigation reports. Till that time I will offer following steps.
1.Take salty fruit juices.
2.Hot water fomentation.
3. Volitran ointment local application.
4.Avoid very cold temperature.
5. Calcium and vitamin D 3 daily.
I hope these steps will help you. Please send me name of drugs which your wife is taking along with blood reports.
I will try my best to help you.
Thanks

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