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What Causes Sudden Tightening Sensation In Chest?
Question: I am a female 61 years old and in good health. I just experienced a momentary tightening that felt like a string being pulled from the right hand to the left but inside the skin. I was standing at the time. Have no issues that I know with my heart or lungs. I am a Registered Nurse and exercise daily without any issues.
Brief Answer:
It can be due to cervical spondylitis
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think if you have this feeling for once then you can ignore it. But if it is having multiple time then most common cause is nerve compression in neck. It can cause electric like sensation in both arms. Before I advised you any further I would like to know little detail of this illness.
1.Are you a Diabetic?
2.Did you sit for TV or laptop for long hours?
3.Did you feel any tingling or numbness also?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
thanks
It can be due to cervical spondylitis
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
I have studied your case and I think if you have this feeling for once then you can ignore it. But if it is having multiple time then most common cause is nerve compression in neck. It can cause electric like sensation in both arms. Before I advised you any further I would like to know little detail of this illness.
1.Are you a Diabetic?
2.Did you sit for TV or laptop for long hours?
3.Did you feel any tingling or numbness also?
Please send me answers of these questions. I will try my best to help you.
thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
This is the second time in four months. I am not diabetic, no numbness. I am a nursing home Administrator and spend long hours on the lap top. No real sensation of tingling. Would reverse gravity help? I did crack a neck vertebrae as a young woman in my twenties while diving. And what you are saying is making sense.
I am very much into wholistic medicine and will give this a try to see if it offers relief.
I am very much into wholistic medicine and will give this a try to see if it offers relief.
Brief Answer:
You need to do physiotherapy
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
Best method to prevent cervical spondylitis is that you should avoid keeping neck in same position for long time. Also you should start neck muscle strengthening exercises. Along with that start Methyl cobal tabet daily. This will give strenght to your nerves. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks
You need to do physiotherapy
Detailed Answer:
Hello ,
Best method to prevent cervical spondylitis is that you should avoid keeping neck in same position for long time. Also you should start neck muscle strengthening exercises. Along with that start Methyl cobal tabet daily. This will give strenght to your nerves. I hope this answer will be useful for you. Let me me know if there is any other followup questions.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Answered by
Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement
Practicing since :2002
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