Pressing the chest with your hand will hurt, which may be caused by muscle strain, trauma, costochondritis, pleurisy and so on.
1. Muscle strain, due to incorrect posture or excessive exercise, etc., resulting in muscle strain and lactic acid accumulation in the chest area, which can lead to muscle pain and pressure pain, which can be relieved by rest and massage.
2. Trauma: external violence such as impact, fall, etc., may cause skin and soft tissue contusion, rib fracture, bone fracture, etc., at this time there may be localized edema, pain, usually more obvious after pressure.
3. Costochondritis: it can be caused by trauma, chronic strain, infection, immunity, etc., resulting in inflammatory reaction of the costochondral bone, which may cause pain and pressure pain, and there will be localized redness, swelling, heat, and pain in the skin caused by infectious factors.
4. Pleurisy: the pleura is infected by external pathogens and inflammation occurs, the fibrous hyperplasia between the pleura of the dirty layer and the pleura of the wall layer, the friction increases, so that the chest pain and discomfort, which can be manifested as hidden pain, which may be aggravated by coughing, deep breathing, and physical activity, and the pain and discomfort may also occur when pressing the diseased part of the chest with hands.
It is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.