What Causes Painful Muscle Spasms In Ribcage Area?

Posted on Thu, 14 Jan 2016

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Question : Thank you. I have terrible muscle spasms. A lot in rib cage area. Very painful ...what is causing this

Answered by Dr. Nishad BN (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Electrolyte loss, dehydration or vitamin b12 or D deficiency can be the rea

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Thank you for asking HCM.

I have gone through your query. The muscle spasm you described can be caused by excessive sweating or electrolyte imbalance caused by various reasons or vitamin b12 or D deficiency.

So if you get it so often check your electrolytes , calcium , vitamin b12 and D levels in blood. If those then substitution will be helpful.

You can take fruit juices, banana and milk to normalize your electrolytes.

Let me know if anything not clear. I am happy to help you.
Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar