How to cure chest pain and breathing difficulty?
Patient: My husband age 57, has been complaining that his left side of chest is tight and almost fights back when he inhales, his lower left rib hurts to the touch, he was in a car accident in March and a rib was out. He has been to a chiropractor. He is yawning a lot to get air, and very fatigued. Doctor: Thanks for your question on HCM .In my opinion your husband is having musculoskeletal cause mostly due to past accident.But it is better to rule out Cardiac cause first. So get done ECG to rule out cardiac cause.If ECG is normal, than no need to worry much for cardiac Cause.Chest trauma can cause1. Rib fracture2. Pneumothorax3. Pulmonary contusion4. Muscular injury.And all can cause chest pain, soreness on touch and breathlessness. So get done chest x ray to rule out all these.If chest x ray is normal, than it is musculoskeletal Pain mostly. Avoid strenuous exercise, heavyweight lifting and movements causing pain. Take good pain killer and muscle relaxant. Apply warm water pad on affected site.