Costochondritis (RIB CAGE PAIN) is NOT What You Think - Dr. Berg
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If you have rib pain or a condition called costochondritis, this one is for you. Learn more about the different causes and remedies for rib pain.
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0:00 Introduction: What to do for rib pain or costochondritis
0:10 What is costochondritis?
0:30 Costochondritis symptoms
0:40 Common treatments for costochondritis
0:50 Potential causes of costochondritis
5:58 The best natural remedy for costochondritis
6:26 The best stretches for costochondritis
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Today, I want to cover the different causes and remedies for rib pain or costochondritis.
The first symptom of costochondritis is chest pain. So, it can sometimes be mistaken as a heart problem. The typical treatments for costochondritis are medications, steroids, or injections.
The cause of costochondritis is considered unknown. However, from my experience, I think there are two primary causes:
1. An old injury to the front chest cavity or an injury in the back part of your ribs or spine.
2. A vitamin D deficiency.
Unilateral sports, like golf, tennis, or baseball, may also lead to this condition. If your pain is on the lower right side of your rib cage, it may be caused by a gallbladder issue. In my opinion, even spending a lot of time in front of a computer could lead to this condition.
One of the best natural remedies for costochondritis is vitamin D. I would take 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 a day along with 100 mcg of vitamin K2 (the MK7 version).
Certain stretches and exercises may also help with this condition as well as promote relaxation and sleep. The mobility stick or the massage device I created are great tools to help with these stretches.
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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you better understand costochondritis. I’ll see you in the next video.
Dr Berg, physician to the World, helping people one patient at a time. Thank you.
Thanks for your comment. Happy to help you all.
Seriously Eric , you are an amazing ,generous, gifted individual, aka Doctor ‼️🌞💯👑🎺
@@Drbergwhat about a crushed L5 vertebrae from a car accident in 2013ish?? Could it be that or the liver?
I had this years ago in my early 30s. It was so painful I could barely breathe and some nights I would awaken in the middle of the night and wouldn't be breathing at all because of the pain. I would have to actually force myself to breathe to get oxygen back into my body. I went to 3 different doctors before I got a diagnosis. He gave me anti-inflammatories, steroids and pain meds and I got better fast. I've never had another episode, thank God, but I still remember how painful it was and how incapacitated I was. That was over 45 years ago and thankfully, I'm still getting around ok.
The problem being on steroids and ant-inflammatories is that it is not advisable to be on them for an extended time
I have this pain . Am in Africa it's worse , I thought I had a heart problem. What medicine did you use
I highly recommend getting a back pod. it’s helped me a lot to stretch the spine. Good look to your friend this is so painful
Dear Dr Berg, I cannot believe today's video when I watched it. I have a friend who has suffered terribly with much of what you talk about, so I shall be sharing this video with her and I'm sure it will be of great help, as many of your videos have helped my husband after a long hospital stay, and of course myself. Thank you ever so much for sharing your wonderful knowledge with all. Greetings from 🇬🇧
My 11 year old daughter suffered greatly from this. We visited a lot of doctors and eventually saw a heart specialist who diagnosed her. Its from inflammation so I found a turmeric extract called curcumin. Shes takes it morning a night and she has zero symptoms. She use to become light headed, nauseous, pale, depressed. It was extreme. She dropped out of all sports. The curcumin saved her life.
Where do you get your curcumin extract?
@@Desertdogs5Amazon
Hope she and you remain healthy.
nah. I've tried Curcumin even 3 doses, and it won't fix it.
For OP, please look up a product called a backpod. I have this chronic issue. Yes it’s chronic. Daily stretching using the backpod, doing chin tucks, and arm wall stretches will help you. The biggest thing that helped me was the backpod. Please get that for your daughter and I guarantee it will help you.
The vitamin d didn’t help me. I took 10,000 mg and still do, but it didn’t help me.
Thank you for this. I am praying this pain will go away and not last forever
I was diagnosed with costochondritis in 2021, after I had Covid. I got my diagnosis but I didn't get strong medication so my recovery still had a long way to go. I took things into my own hands by researching and found this educational vid on RUclips where a doctor explained how increasing blood flow to your back area would help with healing your rib. I decided to get back to the gym and change my workout plan, doing light exercises for the back, several days a week. Eventually, the pain went away and I could wear seatbelts again, workout properly and much more.
Today, I'm almost fully healed but I'm not so comfortable with certain angles when it comes to my left side and arm position. Still, I recommend to anyone who is suffering from this condition to do a lot of light back exercises to increase blood flow to your spine wich will in turn heal your ribs.
I had costochondritis for many years… solved it by eating plain meat with salt…and also fruit… some sugars are not as bad as he says
Thank you Dr Berg for this video. For more than 25 years I have suffered from this condition. Never had any diagnosis on this. Nobody really belived me when i described my symptoms. Now I know that I am not a hypocondric person, and my pain is real :)
Sorry to hear what happened. Hope the info here will help you.
Did you ever have air hunger
I just ordered your neck and back tool. Thank you Dr. Berg. ❤
Oh I’m so sad for your younger self to have had that experience. I’m grateful for your soul to overcome and become you!!!! Greatest Thanks
Thank you so very much for sharing this excellent information! I have been dealing with intermittent rib cage pain for a decade but the only diagnosis has been RA. There are times when it feels like my entire rib cage is in a vice and my breathing becomes extremely shallow due to the pain. I really appreciate all you do! Blessings of love and light to all!
Again, another great direction towards great health improvement.
Thank you, dear doctor!
I just had a Dexa scan that came out really bad 🤦♀️ I now know why I have been in so much pain for a very long time. I enjoy your videos and am learning a lot! So thank you!!
I had this when I had a horrible bout of bronchitis and was coughing deeply and for long periods of time. The pain drove me to the ER with the Doctor saying it was costochrondritis….when finally recovered from the bronchitis the pain eventually disappeared but oh it was so painful to even breathe. BTW, after getting bronchitis 1-3 x a year, and covid after a full three month bout of the bronchitis totaling 4.5 months of miserable sickness, i did my research and went on a supplement regiment with antioxidants and D3, K2, and many others i think around 18 of them, i have not had an upper respiratory infection for 3+ years! And of course prayer. It all works! What a freedom from illnesses!
I literally came to your channel tonight hoping to find a video on this very subject... I thought I'd have to search for a while but here you went and posted this just yesterday! 😎🙏💝
Love this channel ❤️ ty for continuing to make videos
I've been having horrible rib pain on my right lower right ribs 😭 and I hope vitamin D3 and K2 will help because I can hardly stand to do anything.
What a great video. Very informative!
Dr. Berg you help me so much!! I am suffering with this currently. Yesterdays video about beef and purple cabbage I had it for dinner last night I felt awful yesterday. Today it helped me so much. Tonight my inflammation from Rheumatoid Arthritis has subsided and I feel better today! Thank I appreciate you so much!
Thank you so much for this video. I had discussed this horrible pain in my lower rib cage for years to my doctors, they check my abdomen and feel nothing unsual. I did have a rib injury decades ago and never thought this condition even existed. Also, I lost 10 lbs since watching your videos and feel good. Thank you!!
Ok this is scary how do you always know what I’m going through ? Omg every time .
Me too. Seems a lot people going through this right now
AMAZING information, Dr Berg!
Glad you like this. Thanks for watching!
Video full of new info!!!! Ty🙏 Really like the video in the hall, nice background.
Thanks, Dr. Berg! Have a great day!
No problem. You too!
One thing my soft touch therapist suggested. To do tasks from both sides. For eg. Shoveling snow, half the time using left arm, and half using right. Painting, sweeping, scrubbing, etc.
I was doing a lot of cycling at an intense level. My breathing was very hard and over time I must have strained all my intercostal muscles because one day I simply twisted and dislocated a rib. The muscles were so tight they pulled a rib out of my mid back, ouch. Recovery was non existent until 4 weeks later I saw a massive improvement when I stretched the front of my body. Simply bending over backwards on a foam roller immediately helped. I've also been massaging my own ribs in the front. The pain was incredible but along with stretching I've seen massive improvements. Its funny because i felt no pain in ny ribs until i started massaging inbetween them, but treating and stretching the front has sorted out alot of problems i had in the back.
Thank you Dr Berg great information 👍 🙏
Good morning Dr berg ! Great video thank you very much for sharing your knowledge with the world ❤
That's nothing. Glad to make videos that can help you all.
Right on time! Threw me off with the time change. ❤
Great. Thanks for watching the video.
For the first time in my life i had some pain in this part of my body, since yest... Thought it was my heart. Amazing timing
Thank you so much for replying my question. This topic really interesting and very informative, Thank you so much Doctor Berg for sharing your knowledge ❤
Glad to help!
Wow! I've been experiencing, what I have thought of as a Hernia, in my rib cage, in the front. In 2007, I was crushed at work where a 2500# I-beam was knocked over on me. I experienced a broken back and 5 broken ribs, in my back... This video explains a lot. I don't know if your description explains all of my problems, but I think it covers enough... Thanks for sharing this 🙂
I get this sometimes. Glad to see you talking about it. I did go to the hospital before I knew what it was
I appreciate your videos so much!
Glad you found them helpful!
❤ Very well explaination.Thank you so much Doctor Berg
You're most welcome!
Ohh goodness! Glad you made it through to present day! Now we have and appreciate you sharing this, very important information with us all of us. Thanks again...😉
I've been having chest pains in the last two weeks and I was just reading about this yesterday. What are the odds! Thank you, Dr. Berg, for investing so much energy in this channel as I invested so much time watching it! 🤙
Thank you, Dear Dr. Berg.
No problem. Hope you learned something new here.
Thank you Dr. Berg🏆👑
You're very welcome!
FedEx worked me like a dog during COVID and I was too young and scared to set boundaries with my managers. I frequently lifted heavy, oversized packages without assistance. A radiator hit me in my upper left rib really hard, it bruised and inflamed. Two years later, it still sticks out and now I have a sharp pain that I was just told is costochondritis. Thanks for the information!
I have suffered from this for over 50 years, beginning at 8 yo. It is all in your head I was told for 40 of that. My ribs separate from the breast bone very easily. They then slip down, pinching nerves in my back.
That's amazing to know thank you very much Dr. Berg❤
No problem. Thanks for watching the video.
Wow I have definite thoracic problems and rib pain. I’ve never been told there is a connection. Thanks for info. Wow.
@@Helenegardener Thanks
my chest fell on the handle bar of my bike when I was a kid. I fell hard on it and it knocked the wind out of me. the docs said I almost died. then a few years later I was diagnosed with scoliosis, which corrected itself through my adolencence but started having severe chest pain at 18 years old. the hosp doc didnt know why and just said I had "Pleurasy" which frickin kept me from pursuing the dream I wanted in the USAF and police force. I have a lot of weird, strange seamingly serious health symptoms now, and the docs either don't understand, or just don't want to take it seriously. I've put my body through A LOT of abuse my whole life. the docs aren't doing crap. It's all my responsibility cause they don't care. THANK YOU DR. BERG that you care so much to help people like me! your videos have helped me a lot, down 70 lb, not even trying to lose, just improving health. a long way to go. thank you for any suggestions!
I got injured at work trying to help an elder not fall. She grabbed my hand and I tried to prevent her fall. It pulled my arm down with her weight and was diagnosed with cosochronditis. 4 months off work... It took a very long time to heal. The Dr. Had me lift 25 lbs to go back to work and re injured my ribs. The pain was excruciating and hurt to lie down, sit or stand. I'm sorry that happened to you when you were younger.
Dang! I hope you're feeling better now. 😮
I kid you not i just got pain on my right side rib cage area. I had 3 fractured ribs on that side and a out of place collar bone. And this video came out a few days after the pain started. Praise Yahuah! And thank you Dr. Berg for being for the people! It's gotten better but still there.
I suffer from this and it's extremely painful 💔 thank you Dr. Berg your always dropping videos right when I need them💯🙏 when i do some of those exercises i get major Charlie horses and my back locks up!
No problem. Glad to share this video.
100% .. Me too. 😢
Exactly
Have you heard of the backpod?
@@ludwigstenberg1050 No, I haven't
Dr berg, Put a video on lung diaphragm muscle strength
I am defaulting now to subscription page instead of useless default RUclips "Home" page, so I can watch more Dr Berg.
Guess what i am going through right now! This is scary, how did you know. 😮. It's been a couple of weeks, since i worked on a radio tower. I'm 61, with old injuries. I haven't been able to kick this, and before the stabbing pain hit.......yes i got lazy and quit taking my vitamins. Thank you for this timely video.
Thankyou very much for your videos and God Bless you XOXO Amen
Thank you for another great video!
No problem. Thanks for always watching my videos.
Wow, the only Dr that I've ever seen talking about this. I had this huge incredible pain at the bottom of my left rib as I was going through a shooting exercise, went to the hospital, and without any tests done, the doctor said it was a muscle strain. I didn't believe that, so I made a doctors appointment and insisted on a CT scan, it showed I had a rib bone spur.. Thank you so much for this video. You have no idea how thankful I am..
I also have pain on my left bottom
Rub it still hurts, what can I do to ease pain, thank you
Bob & Brad ( they're chiropractors) also have a good video covering it.
Thanks doc
I was diagnosed with this after a fall in the dark while camping and landing on my ribs. Luckily it went away in 2 weeks but I still have painful bone bruising on the lower ribs.
Thank you so much . This video is useful for me.
You're very welcome!
Once again!!!! YOU are the BEST❤....my dr.diagnosed me with ...CONDROITINITIS!!!!..... Bless YOU ❤😊
No other Doctor like you Doctor Berg. Thank you so very much for deliver another amazing daily video❤
I put a tennis ball in a sock and lay on on the tight areas....I helps a lot
Thanks for the tip.
I have Fibromyalgia and get this almost every winter. Does the same dosage apply? My ribs feel like they are in fire sometimes.
Indeed. I had this and “fixed myself” by rolling on a lacrosse ball throughout my thoracic spine.
Thank you Dr. Berg this was very helpful. I was the ER, I went to see my Primary and finally a Cardiologist and none of the 3 Doctors mentioned any of these things.
You're welcome. Hope the info here will help you.
Thank you Dr Berg for ur explaination, which helps understand body pains, had L4/L5 surgery with screws n cracked rib cage n osteoporosis n God bless you n family !
I had this condition many years ago and thought I had heart issues, was pretty scary.
This is a horrible horrible horrible debilitating condition that is not discussed enough, too many doctors know nothing about it. There is a device called a backpod that has helped me tremendously although I’ve accepted this is a chronic condition.
Agreed. It is absolutely horrible!
I use a Shakti acupressure mat. It takes a little getting used to however it works for me. I actually fall asleep within 5 minutes and have my wife time me for 20 minutes each use. The mat uses thousands of tiny spikes to stimulate the body’s pressure points. It is designed to help relax tense muscles, reduce stress and tension, improve circulation, and promote overall wellbeing. It’s a form of Chinese medicine for centuries.
I love my mat!
What level do you use?
I was diagnosed with this years ago after going to urgent care with chest pain. Turns out I had quit smoking and had an excessive cough. First time I had heard of this condition.
Thanks for watching the video. Wishing you good health!
I have this on the left side for nearly three years now.
No doctors were able to tell me what it was. the pain is always there but more or less intense.
I figured that eating kiwi makes the pain less intense for some reason ...
Thank you doctor Berg !
Thank you for this video. I think mine is a combination of having low vitamin D levels a while back and poor posture. I have been taking vitamin D for several years now and it definitely helps
Thank you so much doc
You're welcome. Hope you learned something new here.
I cried finally i got relief no doctor could figure out whats wrong with my gerd or unexplained anxiety within minutes using your massaging tool on my thoracic spine i was reborn again totally refreshed i suspected having costochondritis the moment i started rubbing my ribs hard my gerd went away in seconds 😭
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Thank you Dr. Berg! I have suffered with this for years. Doctors don't know what it is! I am so grateful for your kindness. Truly you have no idea how much this means to me . Thank you again from the bottom of my heart. G-D bless you.
Look up “backpod”, it helped me
Had it sometimes at night as a little boy. Thought I was having heart attacks! Family always told me it was just growing pains!
I hang from a bar for at least 2 minutes every night. I couldn’t perform this after open heart surgery to replace the aortic valve, so I was in a lot of pain afterwards. I needed my sternum to fully heal, which took about a year to FULLY heal.
You're the BEST!!! LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!!
Glad to hear that. Thanks for watching my videos.
.. finally!.. a video on costochondritis.. well.. mine lasted at least a month.. i believe i was already on 20kIU of Vit.D.. no known recent injuries.. only when i was about 9 years of age had the wind knocked out of me from hitting chest against a gate.. im 40 now.. itd be weird for that to be the cause.. had costochondritis last year.. thanks doc!..
Very accurate I was just diagnosed with it I thought I was having a heart attack ekg and blood work all came back negative thanks for this video for more understanding
I was having cramping or charlie horses in my ribs when ever I twisted to the sides. I researched because it was very painful and sudden. I learned that if your electrolytes are deficient it can cause this. I increased my magnesium and potassium and calcium intake n it along with vit D solved the issue. Now I noticed that if I skip those for a few days it will return. I had my Dr test my blood for vitamin deficiency n learned my calcium was fine but continue mag n potassium n D.
Thank You very very much!!! Now I know what is causing the excruciating pain in my ribs. My daughter said it is a floating rib. I say but it's caught on an organ. Scar tissue makes perfect sense. I did notice that when I stretch in the morning not to stretch all the way as a normal person stretches. And I don't have that unbearable pain. Plus I am dealing with scoliosis also. So that a double whammy. That's probably why when I don't stretch all the way I don't bring the pain on. Thanks again. Makes total sense.
Don't forget to do manual lymph drainage too. It will sooth as well as clear up the lymph vessels, ducts and nodes. It helps reduce pain too
Bouncing the barbell on my chest doing bench press and not stretching caused this 😞
Vit D correction never sorted mine. I was severely deficient some 8/9 year ago . Good to see this video . Think I will start using the back pod I got but never gave it a decent try . Similar to your aid in what it does. I hate costo it has my life ! Also got the back stuff going on !
I’m glad you did make video on this I went to my doctor I thought I had arthritis 😮they won’t check for that
Dr Berg you're amazing! I cannot thank you enough!
I appreciate your comment! Glad to help!
I've had pain in the lower right side of my ribs for a long time. I think it gallbladder sludge, been using choline citrate for it. Went to the doctor once for this. She said I was breathing wrong. Please! Did she really go to medical school?
I needed this info, and didn't even know it.
I've had this a few times. I have Ehlers Danlos and my whole spine was injured. It's always my thoracic spine that has badly subluxed. Chiropractor, heat, massage, water exercises, stretching and all my supplements help me greatly when I have this.
Thank you Dr Berg : )
Wow was waiting for this from you Dr. Berg.. thank you so much
No problem. Wishing you good health.
My ribs were broken 3 times. This happens when I'm sitting or twisting.
You are the best!
Thank you. Appreciate your comment.
I had that once when I was young. It was horrible pain. It was hard to breath.
Thank you for this video. When I was in my teenage years I was a passenger in 2 major car accidents. Didn’t herniate any of my thoracic vertebrae but did herniate L5-S1. Now that I’m older I’ve been getting “heart” pain. Including shortness of breath, lightheaded, feeling weak all of a sudden. I’ve had the whole gamete of testing and my heart is fine. I do have Lupus SLE, Sjogren’s and RA (Yay me). So they’ve called it costochrondritis.
So they have lumped it into one of these being the reason, basically idiopathic. They have given me nitroglycerin patches, and that seems to help. Wear as needed not daily. But would that have any effect if it was costochrondritis? Or could I have 2 causes of costal pain? It’s confusing
Great abstract sculpture he created.
Dr Berg TY for clearing this up! An old injury….that explains that now. I’m 72, thought it was 🧡 happy to know it’s the cartilage inflammation. I’m using infrared light to help with healing. When. 28 yrs I fell backwards on tree trunk n roots. And a recent jumping on trampoline reignited my costochondritis. TY DR Berg
This is the topic that i have been waiting for so long. Thank you Dr. Berg..❤
From Philippines 😊😊
You're most welcome!
Thank you so much! 🤗
You're most welcome!
Every blue moon, I get a pain in the left side of the chest, that hurts the most when I would try to inhale all the way. I've had it for decades. Only in the past year I realized, if I lift my left arm over my head and lean back, stretching that part of the chest, while inhaling, it would go away within minutes.
Thank you so much for this video! I’m just getting over a bout of lower back ache! I’m wondering if I have sciatica as I can’t seem to recover from it as quickly! But the tightness in my mid back is taking my breath away! Will definitely try these exercises
Thank you very much doc.
You're most welcome.