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What Causes Pain From Collar Bone To Sternum And Across Pectoral Muscles?
Hi, I m a 45 yr old male. The last 7 weeks I have ever increasing darts of sharp pain from my collar bone to my sternum and across my pectoral muscles. It s at a stage where if I do any sort of lifting or even after driving the. I m in horrible pain and very weak across my chest. My doctor reckons I ve torn my pectoral muscles and prescribed steroids and even injected steroids into the muscles. I don t feel any better even after the steroid injections, can you please advise thankyou
Your symptoms could be related to costochondritis or local muscle inflammation. For this reason, I recommend having some rest and taking naproxen for a couple of weeks. Local warm packs can help too.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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What Causes Pain From Collar Bone To Sternum And Across Pectoral Muscles?
Hello, Your symptoms could be related to costochondritis or local muscle inflammation. For this reason, I recommend having some rest and taking naproxen for a couple of weeks. Local warm packs can help too. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist