Costochondritis (RIB CAGE PAIN) is NOT What You Think - Dr. Berg

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Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 10 November 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

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.

Mobility Stick Website: https://stickmobility.com/

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0:00.0	You know if you have rib pain or a condition called costochondritis, which is rib pain, and the front part,
0:07.9	you have the sternum right in the center, and then to the left and right of the sternum,
0:11.5	you have this little piece of cartilage or connects with the rib, right?
0:15.8	And so if you have pain in any part of this, this video is for you.
0:20.0	So what does costo chondritis mean?
0:23.4	Costa meaning rib,
0:25.2	chandro meaning cartilage,
0:27.7	and itis meaning inflammation of.
0:30.3	The first symptom of this condition is chest pain so it can mimic a heart problem but it's not a heart problem
0:36.5	You go to the hospital you get your heart tested comes out negative so then they diagnose with
0:42.0	Costocondritis and they send you home with a medication.
0:45.6	So the primary treatment of this condition is some medication and sometimes steroids,
0:49.6	maybe sometimes an injection.
0:51.9	And of course if you look this up on Wikipedia,
0:54.2	it'll say, a known cause, okay?
0:56.8	They don't know.
0:57.6	Well, being in practice for 30 years,
0:59.1	I'm gonna tell you what I found to be the cause.
1:02.3	There's actually two primary causes and I'm going to talk
1:05.2	about number two first and that involves an old injury to either a rib on the front of your chest cavity or more likely a injury in your back part of your
1:17.8	ribs or the spine through your thoracic spine, your mid back.
1:22.2	I can't tell you how many injuries I had to my mid back. I mean in football practice, people,
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