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Thoracic pain - causes, signs and therapy
Contents:
Thorax pain and heart disease
Diseases of the lung
Diseases in the stomach
Diseases of the esophagus
abdominal organs
Thoracic pain - trauma
Musculoskeletal system and nerves
therapy
Naturopathy in chest pain
Thorax pain and heart disease
Angina / myocardial infarction
In angina pectoris (circulatory disorder of the heart) and in a heart attack, massive chest pain associated with dread and shortness of breath occur. The pain radiates mostly in the arms and shoulders, but also in the lower jaw, neck, back or stomach. There are also anxiety, nausea and shortness of breath. For the mentioned symptoms, an emergency doctor must be consulted immediately. The faster a doctor's help, the more favorable the further prognosis. Therefore, sufferers should not lose time and contact an ambulance. It is important to mention on the phone that there are heart problems with suspected infarction, so that an emergency doctor in addition to the patient ausrückt. In order to distinguish angina pectoris from a heart attack, further examinations are necessary, such as a blood count analysis or an ECG. If the symptoms occur for the first time, however, there is the initial suspicion of a heart attack. Then 112 is to be chosen in each case.
Pain or pressure in the chest can be causes of the heart, muscles, lungs or stomach. Sometimes the psyche also plays a role. (Image: pixdesign123 / fotolia) pericarditis
Pericarditis is a pericarditis. This is the location-dependent and breath-dependent pain in the chest, which is not as massive as in a heart attack or angina pectoris. In pericarditis general weakness and shortness of breath are added. During auscultation (listening with the stethoscope) a so-called Pericardreiben (conspicuous heart sounds) can be heard. Pericarditis should definitely be treated acutely in the hospital.
CHD Coronary heart disease
With the coronary heart disease KHK the supply of the heart decreases with oxygen by a constriction of the coronary vessels. This can lead to a feeling of tightness, chest pain and respiratory distress under physical or mental stress. An acute situation in the form of an angina pectoris attack can arise from CHD.
Functional heart problems
With functional heart complaints there is no organic cause in the medical sense, nevertheless patients suffer from chest pains and increased heart frequency (tachycardia) and / or heart stumbling. The pain occurs when loaded as an attack and an oppressive feeling sets in. The causes for this are very different. Most are responsible for chest pain triggers the stress, anger at work or family. Also possible are mental illnesses such as depression or neurotic disorders such as cardiac phobia. Functional heart problems can only be diagnosed after a comprehensive examination with a cardiologist. Accordingly, diagnostic procedures such as ECG, exercise ECG, long-term ECG and heart ultrasound should be used to rule out serious heart disease. For functional heart conditions, behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy, yoga, and relaxation techniques have proven helpful in the past. In addition, easy endurance training, which is operated regularly, can relieve the heart problems significantly over time.
Diseases of the lung
pulmonary embolism
In a pulmonary embolism suddenly respiratory distress, cough and cyanosis (blue-red discoloration of the skin). Chest pain, which is breath-dependent, accompanies the pulmonary embolism. The patient has jammed jugular veins, arrhythmic, fast pulse and breathes very fast. An existing leg vein thrombosis may be visible. Pulmonary embolism is a life-threatening disease and also requires immediate medical attention.
spontaneous pneumothorax
Spontaneous pneumothorax, as the name suggests, is an acute onset of illness. The person suffering from respiratory distress, unilateral chest pain and asymmetric respiratory movements. Mostly the patient is male and between twenty and forty years old. A spontaneous pneumothorax belongs immediately in the hands of a doctor. Here, the rescue center should also be informed immediately.
pneumonia
Pneumonia is pneumonia, accompanied by respiratory chest pain, sputum, respiratory distress, generalized malaise and possibly fever.
pleurisy
In a pleurisy (pleurisy), the patient suffers from respiratory, usually very severe pain. The patient often takes a restraint, resulting in a limited respiratory movement.
Diseases in the stomach
Gastric or duodenal ulcer
Pressure pain, which radiate into the thorax area, accompanies a gastric or duodenal ulcer. Complications include vomiting blood, tarry stools and acute abdominal pain (brittle belly). The pain occurs here in connection with food intake. If complications occur, the ambulance must be called. Otherwise, gastric or duodenal ulcers are diagnosed as part of a gastroscopy.
Acute pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is a pancreatitis. In the acute case, the patient suffers from sudden chest pain, which radiates into the back like a belt, and severe abdominal pain in the upper area. Other accompanying symptoms are nausea, vomiting, possibly fever, jaundice (yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, internal organs) and general shock signs. In case of pancreatitis, those affected should also be hospitalized immediately.
bilious attack
A biliary colic involves sudden, massive, spasmodic chest pain radiating to the back (back pain) or right shoulder. Biliary colic is often accompanied by nausea and vomiting. Eventually a circulatory collapse occurs.
Diseases of the esophagus
In diseases of the esophagus is always spoken of retrosternal pain. These are pains that occur behind the sternum. Most of these are felt as burning pain.
Reflux esophagitis
In reflux esophagitis gastric contents flow back into the esophagus. The constant irritation causes inflammation of the esophagus. Burning chest pain behind the sternum, acid regurgitation and burning pain in the later stages of swallowing are among the symptoms of reflux esophagitis.
Foreign body in the esophagus
Even a swallowed foreign body can cause chest pain. These are mostly small parts swallowed by children, such as coins. In addition to the pain from the swallowed object, there is a risk of so-called mediastinitis. This is inflammation of the mid-pelvic area with fever, pain behind the sternum, difficulty swallowing and coughing.
Ösphagusdivertikel
These are understood to be protuberances of the oesophageal wall (esophageal wall). These are caused by instability of the esophageal wall, but can also be innate. The esophageal diverticulum is associated with pain behind the sternum. (Diverticulum of esophageal esophageal diverticulum)
esophageal carcinoma
Esophageal carcinoma is a malignant tumor (esophageal cancer) in the area of the esophagus. Symptoms such as dysphagia, chest pain behind the sternum, hoarseness, voicelessness, coughing and dyspnoea are described.
abdominal organs
In Roemheld syndrome, excessive gas accumulation in the stomach and intestines causes chest pain. Heart problems can also be the result. If the gases have disappeared, the symptoms improve quite quickly. Naturopathic remedies are helpful here to alleviate the symptoms of a bloated abdomen.
Thoracic pain - trauma
rib fracture
In a rib fracture, the patient has rib pain, which is dependent on movement and breath.
Musculoskeletal system and nerves
Also tension in the area of the intercostal musculature can lead to pain in the chest. Here is often a disease of the spine the cause. A consultation with an orthopedist should be considered. Remedies can provide manual procedures according to the FDM model or osteopathy.
Also conceivable is the shingles, it is a disease in which the pain in the supply area of a nerve concentrate. This disease can occur anywhere but is most common in the chest area. In this extremely painful illness sufferers suffer from massive, burning pain.
therapy
Since thoracic pain is not a disease of its own, but occurs as an accompanying symptom, it is important to treat the causative disease here.
Naturopathy in chest pain
Depending on the underlying disease, thoracic pain is treated concomitantly with conventional medicine, or even in lighter cases, exclusively with therapeutic measures from natural medicine ... One example is the Roemheld syndrome. Here, various plants are used, which have an anti-inflammatory effect. These are cumin, aniseed, coriander and fennel. From it a tasty tea boiled helps against the excessive accumulations of gas in the digestive tract.