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Is Chest Pain After Strenuous Work A Cause For Concern?
Hi, I m a 29 year old male and was diagnosed with Costochondritis a few years ago when I experienced chest pain in the left side of my chest that sometimes could be felt in my left arm. It s never gotten any worse, and I stay in very good shape. However, this morning I donated plasma (which I ve done successfully many times in the past) and then drank a large coffee after, followed by some somewhat strenuous yard work. Toward the end of the yardwork (about an hour), I lifted a heavy wheelbarrow and started to feel a pain in the middle of my chest different from any other pain I ve had before. It triggers more when I raise my left arm or use my left arm to grab things (even lightly). I ve been drinking lots of water and had a protein heavy meal as well as took a nap, but the pain is still the same a couple of hours later. Is this enough to warrant an emergency room visit?
Costochondritis causes localized chest wall pain and tenderness that can be reproduced by pushing on the involved cartilage in the front of the rib cage. Costochondritis is a relatively harmless musculoskeletal chest pain and usually resolves without treatment. The cause is usually unknown.
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Is Chest Pain After Strenuous Work A Cause For Concern?
Costochondritis causes localized chest wall pain and tenderness that can be reproduced by pushing on the involved cartilage in the front of the rib cage. Costochondritis is a relatively harmless musculoskeletal chest pain and usually resolves without treatment. The cause is usually unknown.