Have you ever got a pain....

Go see the doctor. Also, if you haven't ever seen one, go to a chiropractor. You may have ribs out of alignment.

Osteopath, stand up. They can do everything a MD. does and more, plus they can write scripts.

In this part of America, M.D.s and D.O.s (osteopaths) are interchangeable. They're both on staff at all the hospitals and refer patients to each other constantly.

My regular doctor is a D.O., and has been on the State Medical Review Board for years, where he evaluates the work of M.D.s regularly.

One is not better trained than the other...it is merely a different approach. Personally, I have found my doctor's approach much more sensible than M.D.s who often only treat the immediate complaint. He asks questions about a wide variety of lifestyle issues, recent changes & stresses, etc. along with the troublesome symptoms. This has resulted in more informed diagnoses. In addition to the standard medical tests, X-rays, etc., he is also trained in many of the areas that chiropractors emphasize. I've found it all adds up to a more complete outlook.

My D.O. has literally saved my life several times by asking questions and pursuing issues that most M.D.s wouldn't bother with. He's the best.

I think I get something like that occasionally. The shoulder blade pain is duller and the chest pain is sharp and happens on the inhale? I mentioned it to my mother and she said to try this: sit up straight, take as deep a breath as you can stand, and breath out hard. Don't just empty your lungs, drive all the air out by driving up your diaphram muscle. That takes care of the chest pains. The shoulder blade takes time, stretching and muscle relaxants.

That is if what you have is, indeed, what I get. I agree with the others, tell your MD about it sooner than later.

Eva wrote:

In this part of America, M.D.s and D.O.s (osteopaths) are interchangeable. They're both on staff at all the hospitals and refer patients to each other constantly.

My regular doctor is a D.O., and has been on the State Medical Review Board for years, where he evaluates the work of M.D.s regularly.

One is not better trained than the other...it is merely a different approach. Personally, I have found my doctor's approach much more sensible than M.D.s who often only treat the immediate complaint. He asks questions about a wide variety of lifestyle issues, recent changes & stresses, etc. along with the troublesome symptoms. This has resulted in more informed diagnoses. In addition to the standard medical tests, X-rays, etc., he is also trained in many of the areas that chiropractors emphasize. I've found it all adds up to a more complete outlook.

My D.O. has literally saved my life several times by asking questions and pursuing issues that most M.D.s wouldn't bother with. He's the best.

I'm very happy for your success with an osteopath. In the USA, that profession is not regarded by most, as being comparable to an M.D. I for one, would never visit an osteopath, instead preferring to consult an M.D.