Epigastric pain is a term to describe discomfort or aching that occurs beneath your rib cage in your upper abdominal ... or food in your stomach washes back up into your esophagus.

Pain or discomfort in the chest (front or back) The chest includes from the top to the bottom of the rib cage Chest pains in children lasting for a few minutes are usually harmless. The pain can be ...

Once the pain decreased and I regained some mobility in the area, I returned to rock-climbing. It helped much more than I thought it would. I faced the wall directly so I did not twist my upper body ...

Intercostal muscle strains are the most common type of musculoskeletal chest pain. The intercostal muscles are thin muscles that attach between the ribs. During breathing, the external intercostals ...

Mrs Peacock needed extensive surgery and had 17 titanium plates fitted to support her rib cage. "I suffered life-changing injuries and have been in constant pain ever since, the worst pain being ...

Costochondritis, also known as chest wall pain syndrome, is the inflammation of the cartilage of the rib cage. Chest pain near the sternum (breastbone) is the primary symptom. It is sometimes severe ...

The 11 intercostal muscles on each side of the rib cage connect one rib to another, working to spread the ribs apart and bring them back together again as the chest expands and contracts ... Because ...