Adjei, MD Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome, is the inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage.

Dr Sooj revealed that costochondritis is one cause of chest pain. It is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects your ...

Costochondritis causes sharp, localized chest pain that can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack or other heart conditions. Costochondritis affects females more than males and is a common cause of ...

Costochondritis usually goes away on its own. But it can help to give over-the-counter pain medicine and apply a warm compress or a heating pad (on low) to the affected area. For a contusion or Tietze ...

A comprehensive FAQ section answers questions for common drugs, giving you a deeper understanding of how these medications work to alleviate Costochondritis symptoms.

The most common include strain from heavy-lifting and injury. But--and here it is--some arthritic conditions, including rheumatoid disease, can also cause costochondritis. The symptoms match, exactly, ...

Unlike the pain of a heart attack, which radiates to other parts of the body and is often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea or light-headedness, the pain of costochondritis is localized to the ...

Why? Mine are letting me down. I thankfully do not have osteoporosis, or density loss, in these bones but I do suffer from costochondritis, where the cartilage of the rib cage becomes inflamed. (We’ll ...

Unlike the pain of a heart attack, which radiates to other parts of the body and is often accompanied by symptoms such as nausea or light-headedness, the pain of costochondritis is localized to the ...