Costochondritis Pain in Ribs Homeopathic Treatment

Costochondritis usually has no clear cause. Occasionally, however, costochondritis may be caused by:

Injury. A blow to the chest is one example.

Physical strain. Heavy lifting, strenuous exercise and severe coughing have been linked to costochondritis.

Arthritis. Costochondritis might be linked to specific problems, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis.

Joint infection. Viruses, bacteria and fungi — such as tuberculosis, syphilis and aspergillosis — can infect the rib joint.

Tumors. Noncancerous and cancerous tumors can cause costochondritis. Cancer might travel to the joint from another part of the body, such as the breast, thyroid or lung.

Chest pain linked to costochondritis usually comes on after exercise, minor trauma, or an upper respiratory infection.

Sharp pain in the front of  your chest, near where your breastbone and ribs meet, typically on the left side. It may spread to your back or belly.

Pain when you take a deep breath or cough. It gets better when you stop moving or your breathing is quieter.

Tenderness when you press on your rib joints. If you don’t have this tenderness, you probably don’t have costochondritis.

 If costochondritis happens because of an infection after surgery, you’ll have redness, swelling, or pus discharge at the site of the surgery.

During the physical exam, your doctor will feel along your breastbone for areas of tenderness or swelling.

The doctor with Physical Exam may also move your rib cage or your arms in certain ways to try to trigger your symptoms.

Blood tests like Hla b27,Crp reactive Proteins,ESR,Uric Acid etc helps in treating cause behind it.

The pain of costochondritis can be very similar to the pain associated with heart disease, lung disease, gastrointestinal problems and osteoarthritis. While there is no laboratory or imaging test to confirm a diagnosis of costochondritis, your doctor might order certain tests — such as an electrocardiograph, X-ray, CT,Ultrasound or MRI — to rule out other conditions.

Self-thoracic mobilizations

Seated in a hard-backed chair, place a large towel roll such as a beach towel or a foam roller perpendicular to the middle of your back. Cross your arms over your chest and slowly arch back, careful not to strain your neck. I usually repeat this 10 times. Adjust the roll-up or down just slightly and repeat again.

Doorway pectoral stretch

Another contributing factor to costochondritis pain and difficulty with taking a deep breath is the length of the pectoral muscles. These muscles make up the front of your chest. They are often tight and short due to the demands of everyday life such as jobs requiring typing or reaching out in front of the body. When the pectoral muscles are shortened they pull the shoulders and upper body forward making it difficult for the breathing muscles to work properly. Stretching the pectoral muscles may reduce strain on the breastbone and shoulders decreasing pain.

Stand with both arms at shoulder height in a doorframe with your elbows bent to 90 degrees, also called “goal post” position. Relax your shoulders out of your ears. Step one leg forward feeling a stretch in your chest. I like to hold for up to 30 seconds, and repeat a few times.

Diaphragmatic breathing

Additionally, some muscles of the neck are used to assist with breathing when we are exerting ourselves or breathing improperly. These muscles include the upper trapezius, scalenes, and sternocleidomastoid (SCM).4,5 These muscles attach to the cervical (upper spine) or thoracic spine, and if short may contribute to decreased mobility of the neck, mid-back, and ribs. To decrease the use of these overactive muscles, diaphragmatic breathing may be of great benefit.5 In addition, stretching the neck muscles listed above may help to improve mobility.

Lay on your back with your knees bent. Place one hand on your belly and the other on your chest. Inhale or breath in filling your belly, your belly should rise but be careful to keep the chest still. Exhale or breathe out allowing the belly to fall. I like to repeat this for several minutes.

Upper trapezius stretch

Sit tall and side bend the head so that the ear moves towards the shoulder. I usually hold this stretch 20 seconds and repeat 3 times.

As always, please seek the guidance of a medical professional prior to starting any new exercise program. These stretches may work for some people but not others.

Our Homeopathic remedies help in treating the tenderness and pain in the chest by reducing the inflammation without any side effects.The underlying infection is completely treated and recurrence is prevented. If the pain is chronic or more frequent,it is advised to use our remedies regularly for a longer period of time.

Homeopathy treats the person as a whole on wholistic concept. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition based on symptoms.Symptoms are sign of internal turbulance or loss of equilibrium. The homeopathic medicines are selected after a full individualizing examination and case-analysis, which includes the medical history of the patient, physical and mental constitution, family history, presenting symptoms, underlying pathology, possible causative factors etc.  A homeopathy doctor tries to treat more than just the presenting symptoms. The focus is usually on what caused the disease condition especially. Why this patient is sick in this way while others not in same house or condition. The disease diagnosis is important but in homeopathy, the cause of disease is not just probed to the level of bacteria and viruses. Other factors like mental, emotional and physical stress that could predispose a person to illness are also looked for. No a days, even modern medicine also considers a large number of diseases as psychosomatic. The correct homeopathy remedy tries to correct this disease predisposition. The focus is not on curing the disease but to cure the person who is sick, to restore the health. If a disease pathology is not very advanced, homeopathy remedies do give a hope for cure but even in incurable cases, the quality of life can be greatly improved with homeopathic medicines.

A homeopathic constitutional treatment will give you best results naturally.