Serious causes of pain around the left side of the body and of the limbs

The attacks of pain without the exact location it is always terrifying. Especially if it is poured into the left side of the body, covers the hand and even walk. In most cases, you can't do without the help of a doctor.

back pain

It is difficult to explain to family or colleagues, it hurts the whole left side, and should not be considered a malingerer. Even doctors sometimes spend more than an examination to identify the cause. But these symptoms can't be ignored. After all, simultaneous pain in the upper quadrant on the left, the hand and even the lower leg can be a harbinger of stroke, heart attack and other critical diseases.

Problems with the spine

Left side of the body can be damaged in trauma. This source of discomfort is evident. In other cases, the first survey that was carried out in two directions: to analyse the state of the heart and the spine. Because of the pathologies of the musculoskeletal system often manifests other pain, left with a vague location.

Osteochondrosis

When the circulation of the blood in the tissues of the vertebral column, intervertebral discs become less elastic, of the ring fibrous, gradually destroyed, compromising the ability of the nerve roots. This leads to a number of factors:

  • sedentary lifestyle;
  • heavy physical work;
  • age-related changes of the body;
  • endocrine diseases.

The result of the right or left of the back, the neck, the lower back started to hurt. Changes in the sensitivity of other parts of the body. The localization of unpleasant sensations associated with the location of destructive-dystrophic process. So, with cervical osteochondrosis often occurs pain in my left shoulder, arm, numbness of the fingers of the hands and off the edge of the palm. Arise when lumbar back pain, dragging pain, paresthesia in the corresponding part of the back, hip, and leg.

Sciatica

sciatica

Due to the reduction of the distance between the clamped vertebrae and inflamed nerve fibers that extends from the spinal cord. This complication of degenerative disc disease is named sciatica. As an independent disease arises as a response to a failed sudden movement, hypothermia, injury to the back muscles of the back.

Cervical-brachial form sends the pain through the top quarter of the body: the shoulders, the neck, the hand. Radiculopathy lumbar-sacral – sciatica affects the sciatic nerve. There is a pain in the left hip, butt cheek, spreading down the leg to the heel. In the initial phase of possible complaints about the "tracking" of the bottom of the leg, feeling the chills.

May not run these diseases. Destroyed the disk not to be recovered. After the elimination of the pain syndrome and acute inflammation, the only reliable way to keep the disease remains prevention. Includes mandatory physiotherapy, posture control, a healthy lifestyle. Help regular therapy body massage to improve circulation in the area affected vertebrae.

Neuralgia intercostal

Pain, burning or sharp pain in the left side – not necessarily a problem of the heart. Could be neuralgia intercostal. But the symptoms are very similar:

  • the pain comes suddenly, after a slight movement of the body;
  • the entire left side of the chest can become pale or blush;
  • the sensations radiating under the shoulder blade and lower back;
  • increased sweating;
  • observe burning, loss of sensation in some parts of the body;
  • a deep breath, sneezing, cough, increase the severity of the symptom.

All this happens because of damage to nerve fibers in the intercostal region. Causes of irritation associated with hypothermia, stagnation of blood, injuries, poisoning, complications of infectious diseases or degenerative disk disease. Normally influenced by a number of factors, including fatigue and reduced immunity.

The main symptoms that help to distinguish neuralgia from the pain of the heart.

  1. The irritation of the intercostal receptors sensations do not detract from the making of nitroglycerin, but is weakening under the effect of sedatives (validol, Corvalol).
  2. Angina attacks are usually short, and pain in the left side and under the shoulder – squeezing, aggravated by the effort. In neuralgia, the entire upper part of the body can hurt more than one day, answer for any movement.
  3. When palpation of the chest or the back are a painful point between the ribs, near the spine.

The main method of treatment of neuralgia – the elimination of the causes that provoked the irritation of the nerves. Identify can only be a neurologist, after a series of tests. Because the disease is to be differentiated from renal colic, angina, sciatica.

Cardiac pathology

the doctor

Complaints of heart pain in the left hypochondrium, which gives to the shoulder, arm, neck, and jaw are not always associated with coronary artery disease and angina. Similar symptoms are observed in cardialgia due to inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) or the destruction of the heart membrane (pericarditis). These diseases arise from complications of colds, flu, pneumonia and other infectious diseases.

If the disease is not manifest in the initial stages, it can develop virtually asymptomatic. When myocarditis see:

  • fatigue;
  • heart palpitations;
  • difficulty breathing and mild pain after a small load;
  • later joined by dizziness;
  • the swelling of the lower extremities.

Pericarditis rarely occurs as an independent disease. About this warn

  • pain when the body is leaning forward, lying on left side;
  • a different force sensation in the chest that is transmitted to the back, arm, lower back;
  • fast, irregular and weak pulse;
  • cough without sputum;
  • blanching of the skin;
  • some lividity of the body (especially hands and feet).

Early detection and timely treatment of cardiac diseases reduces the risk of heart attacks. Recurring pain in the left hypochondrium and the region of the heart should result in the doctor's office. For the diagnosis of the ECG and EchoCG. With your help to diagnose abnormalities of the heart rhythm, reveal the size of the heart chambers, the presence of liquid in the bag. The X-rays show possible tumors, diseases of the ribs and the lungs.

Accident vascular cerebral

Before the race, the pain in the body and the limbs are produced with low frequency. On the contrary, one side of the body may lose sensitivity. But when the brain injury in the region of the optic thalamus develops post-stroke pain to the left or to the right along the body – thalamic syndrome. Its additional features:

  • pain from bright light, movement, emotions;
  • the perception of temperature;
  • single tactile stimuli seems to be multiple;
  • often accompanied by a feeling of tingling and decreased sensation of the skin.

The thalamus is the major centre of pain sensitivity. Causes of the symptoms due to a lack of oxygen in the tissues due to problems of blood flow. Pain in the left side of the limbs and occurs when the lesion on the opposite side of the brain. But after a stroke can hurt one side of the body, even if affected natallichka structure. In addition to the Central neuropathic pain can produce pain and muscle spasm.

accident vascular cerebral

To combat the painful effects of contour to prescribe the concomitant use of antidepressants and anticonvulsants. Muscle pain relief, muscle relaxants, massage, special exercises, physical therapy.

That was caused by unilateral pain in the left hypochondrium, thigh, arm and other, the self-test will not be able to identify the exact cause. 3 hours before the visit to the clinic recommended to refrain from taking pain medication, sedatives. And in the case of acute deterioration required emergency medical care.