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What Causes Pain In The Chest?
hi im 16 and have pains in my chest im a smoker it hurts when i push on this area, i thought for a long time it was from smoking but whenever i massage the area it goes away. some of my friends said it was becouse im growing idk if thats feasable though i also have had a pretty bad shoulder injury and recently started working out after i thought it had stabilized back into place and my shoulder started hurting to after my routines im currently not working out and it feel like my shoulder went out of place again it hurt and i feel my tendant moving and my chest could the shoulder and the chest pains be connected due to a misplaced tendant? what could the pains mean? should i get an mri?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM....
Your age is just 16.Although here your pain might not related to smoking but you should stop smoking as smoking release elastase and that lead to lung tissue damage and fibrosis dear....
So stop smoking...
Here chest x ray done to rule out bronchitis and fibrosis...
Now move towards your shoulder injury..
Yes as secondary to injury you might have damage tendon that can lead chest pain.
Your physical examination done for it...
And if need MRI is best one....
If you have severe tendon injury then surgical management or bandage might needed....
Rest done....
Take care......
Your age is just 16.Although here your pain might not related to smoking but you should stop smoking as smoking release elastase and that lead to lung tissue damage and fibrosis dear....
So stop smoking...
Here chest x ray done to rule out bronchitis and fibrosis...
Now move towards your shoulder injury..
Yes as secondary to injury you might have damage tendon that can lead chest pain.
Your physical examination done for it...
And if need MRI is best one....
If you have severe tendon injury then surgical management or bandage might needed....
Rest done....
Take care......
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