When Your Shoulder Pain Shoots Down Your Arms

Your shoulder pain may not be just a simple muscle strain. When the pain extends to left arm, shoulder and shoulder blade, it can be a probable symptom of a heart attack. As such, knowing the risk factors of heart disease and learning to recognize the signs and symptoms can be useful in preventing heart attack and life-threatening consequences. Pain may extend outside the chest when the heart is not getting a sufficient supply of blood through a blocked artery. The pain usually spreads into the left arm, shoulder, neck, jaw, or back. Nerves that have a common pathway with the heart relay the discomfort to other parts of the body. This is why some individuals experience left shoulder pain before a heart attack, rather than the commonly assumed pain in the chest. During a heart attack, left arm or shoulder pain may be either acute or a sharp and radiating pain, which becomes worse with activity. It can feel like a pain or throbbing that radiates out of the chest. Both the left arm and right arm have a tingling or heavy feeling, or weakness. This pain can either come and go or persist, and can be exacerbated by exertion and alleviated by rest. Although not all cases of shoulder pain are related to the heart, the pain on the left shoulder should not be overlooked. Being aware of the signs that come along enables one to tell the difference between typical pains and heart pains. Some of the main symptoms of early warning include: Chest pain or discomfort: It has often been characterized as pressure, tightness, or heaviness. Shortness of breath: Can be experienced even when at rest or with very little effort. Nausea or vomiting: It is more prevalent in women. Cold sweats: The sudden clammy feeling that has no apparent cause. Weakness or fatigue: You may feels abnormally tired. Dizziness or lightheadedness: Could be in combination with chest pressure or in combination with pain in the shoulder. The risk factors to heart attacks should not ignored. The biggest risk factors of a heart attack are high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, obesity, inactive lifestyle, advanced age, chronic stress and heart disease in family members. Not every shoulder pain means that a heart attack has occurred, but it should never be ruled out. Even minimal or periodic pain may sometimes be a symptom of an underlying heart issue, and the ability to identify this potential early in life is essential to avoid further complications. If you are having shoulder pain, we recommend having it checked out by your doctor. If you’re interested in the holistic approach, we recommend a health assessme with HijamaEnergetics.