Do brief periods of pain in the chest require medical attention?
Patient: My spouse has had brief periods of pain in the lower left chest area. The area slowly feels tense and then relaxes. These have occurred about 20 times in the last 4 to 5 hours. We temporarily diagnosed these as muscle spasms. Is this correct? Should we go see a doctor immediately? Doctor: You have not mentioned the age of the patient so it wont be possible to elaborate fully. the pain you described is atypical chest pain likely due to muscular spasmbut an ECG is imperative to rule out any serious pathology which is less likely but should be ruled out.