Why is my chest muscle hurting?

The elderly always experience chest pain in their daily lives, but as long as they sit down and rest for a while, the pain will start to improve and will not cause other obvious symptoms. Even so, it should not be taken lightly. There are many inflammatory changes in the heart that can cause chest pain, and even some tumors that are more difficult to cure can cause problems in this area.

1. Inflammatory dermatitis, non-suppurative costochondritis, herpes zoster, myositis, epidemic myalgia, pleurisy, pericarditis, mediastinitis, esophagitis, etc.

2. Visceral ischemic angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary infarction, etc.

3. Compression or infiltration of primary lung cancer, mediastinal tumors, myeloma, leukemia, etc.

4. Other causes include spontaneous pneumothorax, thoracic aortic aneurysm, dissecting aneurysm, hyperventilation syndrome, trauma, etc.

5. Cardiac neurosis.

1. Inflammation of the chest wall skin at the site of chest pain causes changes such as redness, swelling, heat, and pain on the affected skin. Shingles presents as a cluster of small blisters that are distributed along the nerves, do not cross the midline, and are obviously painful. Epidemic myalgia may cause severe pain in the chest and abdominal muscles, which may radiate to the shoulders and neck. Non-suppurative myochondritis often invades the first and second costal cartilages. The affected area is raised and painful, but the skin is usually not red or swollen. The pain of angina pectoris and acute myocardial infarction is often located behind the sternum or in front of the heart. The pain caused by esophageal diseases, diaphragmatic hernia, and mediastinal tumors is also located behind the sternum. Spontaneous pneumothorax, acute pleurisy, pulmonary infarction, etc. often present with severe chest pain on the affected side.

2. The nature of chest pain: Intercostal neuralgia presents as paroxysmal burning or stabbing pain. Myalgia is often painful. Bone pain is aching or stabbing. Esophagitis and diaphragmatic hernia often cause burning pain or a burning sensation. Angina pectoris often presents as squeezing pain, which may be accompanied by a feeling of suffocation. Aortic aneurysm causes sharp pain when it erodes the chest wall. Primary lung cancer and mediastinal tumors may cause chest tightness and pain.

3. Factors affecting chest pain Angina pectoris is often triggered by exertion or mental stress and is paroxysmal. It can be quickly relieved by taking sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Myocardial infarction often presents with persistent severe pain that is not relieved even by taking sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Chest pain caused by cardiac neurosis is often improved by exercise. Chest pain in pleurisy, spontaneous pneumothorax, and pericarditis is often aggravated by coughing or deep breathing. Hyperventilation syndrome can relieve chest pain by breathing back into a paper bag.