Is thoracic pain a serious illness? Causes of thoracic pain

Among spinal diseases, the most representative one is thoracic vertebra disease. It is understood that the main cause of thoracic vertebra disease is thoracic vertebra degeneration and hyperplasia. Just like lumbar muscle fatigue, chest muscles are also prone to fatigue, so pain will occur. Let's analyze the causes of thoracic pain in detail.

Causes

1. Its main pathological changes include thoracic disc herniation, disc micro-recession causing narrowing of the intervertebral space and intervertebral foramen, pseudospondylolisthesis, bone hyperplasia at the vertebral margins and joints, and ligamentum flavum hypertrophy. The most common of these is narrowing of the intervertebral space and intervertebral foramen.

2. Aging and metabolic disorders and decline are the basic factors for the onset of the disease. Most patients have a history of work or cold, a history of trauma, postoperative recurrence or sequelae after surgery, and some patients also suffer from cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine diseases.

Clinical manifestations

Generally, it is chronic back pain, chest pain, intercostal nerve pain, arm numbness, shoulder and back numbness, ant-like sensation, excessive or no sweating, chest tightness, palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, indigestion, and in severe cases, unstable standing, difficulty walking, a feeling of tightness in the chest and abdomen, abnormal urination and defecation, paralysis, etc.