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Musculoskeletal chest pain

MedGen UID:
635120
Concept ID:
C0476280
Sign or Symptom
Synonym: Chest Wall Pain
SNOMED CT: Musculoskeletal chest pain (281245003)

Definition

Painful sensation in the chest wall region. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Burgstaller JM, Jenni BF, Steurer J, Held U, Wertli MM
PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104722. Epub 2014 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104722. PMID: 25111147Free PMC Article
Ayloo A, Cvengros T, Marella S
Prim Care 2013 Dec;40(4):863-87, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.08.007. PMID: 24209723
Brown AF, Cullen L, Than M
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):375-400. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.010. PMID: 20380961

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Dacombe-Bird M, Dassanayake S, Beck S, Ribeiro DC, Nixon G, Bryant K, Stokes T, Wilkins G, Johnstone C, Dixon D, August S, Kennedy E
Emerg Med Australas 2024 Apr;36(2):302-309. Epub 2023 Nov 29 doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.14352. PMID: 38030390
Burgstaller JM, Jenni BF, Steurer J, Held U, Wertli MM
PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104722. Epub 2014 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104722. PMID: 25111147Free PMC Article
Wertli MM, Ruchti KB, Steurer J, Held U
BMC Med 2013 Nov 8;11:239. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-239. PMID: 24207111Free PMC Article
Brown AF, Cullen L, Than M
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):375-400. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.010. PMID: 20380961
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW, Vach W, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Haghfelt T, Hartvigsen J
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008 Mar 31;9:40. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-40. PMID: 18377636Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Mandrekar S, Venkatesan P, Nagaraja R
Scand J Pain 2021 Jul 27;21(3):434-444. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0168. PMID: 33838099
Ayloo A, Cvengros T, Marella S
Prim Care 2013 Dec;40(4):863-87, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2013.08.007. PMID: 24209723
Jindal A, Singhi S
Indian J Pediatr 2011 Oct;78(10):1262-7. Epub 2011 May 4 doi: 10.1007/s12098-011-0413-1. PMID: 21541647
Son MB, Sundel RP
Pediatr Clin North Am 2010 Dec;57(6):1385-95. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2010.09.011. PMID: 21111123
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):259-73. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.007. PMID: 20380955

Therapy

Burgstaller JM, Jenni BF, Steurer J, Held U, Wertli MM
PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104722. Epub 2014 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104722. PMID: 25111147Free PMC Article
Roth L, Macdonald JK, McDonald JW, Chande N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Nov 9;(11):CD008538. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008538.pub2. PMID: 22071853
Brown AF, Cullen L, Than M
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):375-400. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.010. PMID: 20380961
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW
Med Clin North Am 2010 Mar;94(2):259-73. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2010.01.007. PMID: 20380955
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW, Vach W, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Haghfelt T, Hartvigsen J
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008 Mar 31;9:40. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-40. PMID: 18377636Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Kyle WB, Macicek SL, Lindle KA, Kim JJ, Cannon BC
Congenit Heart Dis 2012 Sep-Oct;7(5):455-9. Epub 2012 Aug 7 doi: 10.1111/j.1747-0803.2012.00702.x. PMID: 22883642
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW, Vach W, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Haghfelt T, Hartvigsen J
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2012 May;35(4):254-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.04.003. PMID: 22632585
Stochkendahl MJ, Vach W, Hartvigsen J, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Haghfelt T, Christensen HW
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2012 Mar-Apr;35(3):184-95. Epub 2012 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.01.009. PMID: 22377444
Verdon F, Herzig L, Burnand B, Bischoff T, Pécoud A, Junod M, Mühlemann N, Favrat B; GMIRG
Swiss Med Wkly 2008 Jun 14;138(23-24):340-7. doi: 10.4414/smw.2008.12123. PMID: 18561039
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW, Vach W, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Haghfelt T, Hartvigsen J
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2008 Mar 31;9:40. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-9-40. PMID: 18377636Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Mandrekar S, Venkatesan P, Nagaraja R
Scand J Pain 2021 Jul 27;21(3):434-444. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0168. PMID: 33838099
Wertli MM, Ruchti KB, Steurer J, Held U
BMC Med 2013 Nov 8;11:239. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-239. PMID: 24207111Free PMC Article
Stochkendahl MJ, Christensen HW, Vach W, Høilund-Carlsen PF, Haghfelt T, Hartvigsen J
J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2012 May;35(4):254-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2012.04.003. PMID: 22632585
Brunse MH, Stochkendahl MJ, Vach W, Kongsted A, Poulsen E, Hartvigsen J, Christensen HW
Man Ther 2010 Apr;15(2):167-72. Epub 2009 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.10.003. PMID: 19962338
Verdon F, Herzig L, Burnand B, Bischoff T, Pécoud A, Junod M, Mühlemann N, Favrat B; GMIRG
Swiss Med Wkly 2008 Jun 14;138(23-24):340-7. doi: 10.4414/smw.2008.12123. PMID: 18561039

Recent systematic reviews

Mandrekar S, Venkatesan P, Nagaraja R
Scand J Pain 2021 Jul 27;21(3):434-444. Epub 2021 Apr 12 doi: 10.1515/sjpain-2020-0168. PMID: 33838099
Hurwitz EL, Randhawa K, Torres P, Yu H, Verville L, Hartvigsen J, Côté P, Haldeman S
Eur Spine J 2018 Sep;27(Suppl 6):802-815. Epub 2017 Dec 27 doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5393-z. PMID: 29282539
Burgstaller JM, Jenni BF, Steurer J, Held U, Wertli MM
PLoS One 2014;9(8):e104722. Epub 2014 Aug 11 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104722. PMID: 25111147Free PMC Article
Wertli MM, Ruchti KB, Steurer J, Held U
BMC Med 2013 Nov 8;11:239. doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-11-239. PMID: 24207111Free PMC Article
Roth L, Macdonald JK, McDonald JW, Chande N
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011 Nov 9;(11):CD008538. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD008538.pub2. PMID: 22071853

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