Tag: chest pain

Still having pains after having a stent installed; A new study in Lancet may explain why.

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Heart stents and chest pain; new data suggests they don’t relieve pain in most patients. Chest pain from clogged arteries is a fear many of us have as we age.  Heart attacks are the leading killer of close to 800,000 people per year in the USA alone and stents are installed in 500,000 internationally each year to relieve chest pain alone. The  procedure that is the least invasive way to relieve that pain and prevent a heart attack is known as a stent, which is a cage that is inserted into the artery to open it up. Opening up the harts Read More »

Chest pain, heart attacks, and why most doctors are unable to properly diagnose why you hurt.

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Chest pain, heart attacks, and why most doctors are unable to properly diagnose why you hurt. Statistically, only 5% of those who are having chest pain are having a heart attack when they visit the emergency room.   After a battery of tests and costs, you are likely told that you have muscle spasms or you may not get a diagnosis at all. This information was recently reported by Men’s Health who investigated a recent study that involved 223 medical offices in the U.K.   You can read about this study here. The truth is that while some patients do eventually have Read More »

When chest pain isn’t a heart attack, it’s time to visit a chiropractor. Here’s why.

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When chest pain isn’t a heart attack, it’s time to visit a chiropractor.  Here’s why. When chest pain occurs, especially in someone middle-aged, the first thing most of us think of is that we are having a heart attack.   True, it is scary and you will feel better having it ruled out at the emergency room of your local hospital. Statistically, only about 5% of those visits for chest pain actually are heart attacks, with the majority being muscle spasms, dysfunction of the rib cage, or even leg and back problems that cause the ribs to distort, affecting our breathing and ability to move. Read More »