Costochondritis

It is a inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join the cartilage that holds them to the breast bone
Causes of Costochondritis

1) In most cases ,no cause becomes visible
2) Heavy weight lifting
3) A week body itself can give rise to this problem
4) Chronic coughing
5)Sometimes this problem is associated with other disease like rheumatoid arthritisetc

6) In some cases infection of the joints is also seen.

Symptoms of Costochondritis 

1) Chest  pain which is very severe .sometimes we can see that the pain occurs on the sides of the breast bone.
2) The pain can be associated with weakness ,pallor

Investigations for Costochondritis 

1) ECG to rule out cardiac origin of pain
2) Chest x-ray
3) Haemoglobin levels
4) In rare cases CT scan  of chest
5) Blood tests for arthritis

Therapeutic approach

1) Treat associated disease if any
2) Cure deficiency if any
3) Morning sun rays are very beneficial for this problem
4) Yog asanas are highly recommended esp-Tadasana
5) Hot fomentation externally can heal
6) Almonds also help

Ayurveda approach

According toayurveda this is a vata disorder with involvement of bone (asthi) and sandhi (joints) .If taken regularly ayurvedic medicines can treat this problem successfully and permanently.Therefor ayurvedic medicines are highly recommended for people having this disease.

Contact - Dr. Rahul Saraf at rahsaraf@gmail.com, +919850053462 to discuss your health problem or ayurvedic guidance on the same.