Pain in the ribs and Costochondritis

When there is a stabbing pain in the ribs, is because it is not always an injury. Instead, you can suffer from a condition known as costochondritis, which is an irritation of the cartilage that connects with the ribs and chest plate or sternum. This pain can scare you-it looks like the type of angina, chest pain you get from heart disease. It can also feel like a cracked or broken a rib.

Costochondritis is also known by several other names, including chest wall pain, costosternal syndrome and costosternal chondrodynia.

What can cause Costochondritis?

The most likely reason you would need to be pain in the ribs from costochondritis is a blow to the chest. Sometimes you can also strain the cartilage by lifting wrong, or something that weighs too much.

Another common reason for costochondritis is fibromyalgia. • This is a condition that may occur in all areas of the body and can affect the top of the sternum. Violent or persistent coughing can cause this, as well as respiratory infections.

Costochondritis symptoms

Discomfort in the chest in the area where the ribs are attached to the sternum is a typical indication of costochondritis.

There are two types of pain. First is a stabbing pain in the chest. The other starts like an ache, there will be more intense. It is more common to feel this discomfort on the left side instead of on the right side. Take a breath can be unpleasant or even painful and that cough may cause intense pain.

People who feel such serious ribcage pain often believe that they suffer from a heart attack instead of costochondritis. The main difference is that, angina (chest pain from heart disease) feels as if it comes from deep inside the chest, costochondritis pain is more against the outer page.

When there is breast pain question, an immediate call to your is in order.

How to treat Costochondritis

It will usually heal on his own time.

If the pain is exceptionally intense, you can ask for a doctor to prescribe pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medicine. Of the disk can medications also help if the pain is strong but not too strict.

You can still learn more on www.cardiologychannel.com  and  www.chestnyc.org for more information.