A sternal rub is a medical technique used to assess a patient’s level of consciousness. It involves applying firm pressure with the knuckles to the sternum (breastbone) to elicit a pain response.

A 51 year old woman without significant past medical history or risk factors for Nocardia infection developed primary Nocardia nova sternal osteomyelitis with mediastinal abscess, diagnosed with open ...

Four years before admission the patient had had an episode of intense substernal pain that radiated to the left shoulder and upper arm and persisted for about a week. He was kept in bed for a ...

So, we think about men, and they're portrayed in the media and on movies, as they grab their chest, they have this sharp substernal pain, exactly. And with women, that can be different, the ...

Cardiovascular disease in women | Facts, signs, symptoms & how to improve WESH 2's Meredith McDonough discusses the focus on women's heart health with Health First Cardiologist, Dr. Kevin Campbell ...

The pain is often sharp, typically sternal or substernal and worse on deep breathing, coughing or leaning forward. 10 Endocarditis, cardiomyopathies, myocarditis and rheumatic fever are more likely to ...

Aria Horne, 3 year old Charlotte NC girl, has surgical procedure operation at Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital to fix sternal cleft.

Nerve pain is another case in which you might want to steer clear of stretching, or at least modify your approach, Dr. Malek says.

It classically causes substernal squeezing or burning chest pain that may travel to the back, neck, jaw, or arms. The pain—termed heartburn —typically occurs after eating and can awaken people from ...

Postanastomotic flows were similar between groups. Skeletonization was associated with decreased pain at the 3-month follow-up and a reduction in major sensory deficits at the 4-week and 3-month (17% ...