Rib Pain

There are many causes of rib pain. Here at Logan Chiropractic and Wellness in Joondalup, we treat several patients with rib pain.

There are multiple causes of rib pain, this includes injuries such as bruised or fractured ribs, muscle strains. A vast cause of rib pain is inflammation to the cartilage that attaches to your ribs, this condition is called costochondritis.

What does Costochondritis (rib pain) feel like?

Patients from Logan Chiropractic and Wellness in Joondalup, have presented with various types of pain that Costochondritis may present as. An aching, sharp, pressure like pain. It is commonly on the left side of your chest, which can present as a heart attack. The pain you may be experiencing could increase with coughing, sneezing, pressure on chest, deep breaths. The majority of patients at Logan Chiropractic and Wellness in Joondalup, pain is often worse where the rib cartilage attaches to your sternum. However it may also be where the rib attaches to cartilage further out from your sternum (middle of your chest).

What causes Costochondritis (rib pain)?

The causes of patients at Logan Chiropractic and Wellness in Joondalup can vary. Direct rib or chest injuries, chest infections, or small repetitive stress to the ribs over time such as- coughing, exercising predominantly using upper body, physically demanding work, are a few known causes. There may also be underlying conditions causing Costochondritis.

The main group of patients presenting with Costochondritis that we have seen here at Logan Chiropractic and Wellness in Joondalup, is females in their 40’s and above.

Other most common causes of rib pain that we have seen at Logan Chiropractic and wellness in Joondalup include- Fracture to the rib, strain of the intercostal muscles (muscles located in-between each rib) and direct bruising to the ribs.