Hi there just wondered if anyone has suffered pain around the rib cage ????
Hello, Bridee. Yes, pain in the ribcage can be a part of PMR. Sneezing is awful and expanding the ribcage can be pretty uncomfortable. I get a family member to beat on either side of my spine to alleviate some of the discomfort. The spine and sternum are where the ribcage pain is localized for me. If you don’t have someone to “beat” on you, one of those percussion handheld massage tools helps. I’ve also found a topical product called Biofreeze that provides some relief, too. I get someone to roll it liberally along both sides of my spine then I apply it to the sternum, and clavicles. Gentle stretching helps, too.
Yes I get ribcage problems sometimes and wicked cramps sometimes there as well.Hi bridee--I'm a few days behind, but I, too, have ocassional rib pain. when I have it I have it for several days.
Sparky--I almost sneezed one time when my upper back muscles were hurting and I also had the wrap-around the rib cage pain, but the pain from the sneeze stopped the thing in mid-sneeze! It felt like it would break me apart if I finished.
I had a flare up for about a month, but my husband bought me one of those Homedic back massage chair pads. It along w/a moist heating pad, too, seemed to do the trick, pretty quickly. He wanted to buy me one @ Christmas but I was pretty good (until a couple of days afterward), so I said no. I put up with that back pain for a month before agreeing to the pad. After using it and the heat, the pain was gone in a couple of days.
Wow
I thought that something weird was wrong with me.I to get pain,and popping noise from chest area also.Doc. listened and said it grossed her out...