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Left Side Of Rib Cage Sore, Sticking Out After Working Out. Reason?
I ve recently gotten back into working out this past week. I went to zumba for an hour monday night and went pretty hard, and these past mornings i ve been getting up and working out (sit ups, push ups, crunches, and side leg lifts) for 20-45 minutes. I just only noticed this a few days ago: my left side of my rib cage is sore up top and seems to be sticking out farther than my right side. It doesn t hurt when i breathe deeply, but i m just nervous. Is this normal? Is this due to my morning workouts? Is this Costochondritis? Thank you for your help.
Tue, 19 Mar 2013
Hi,
Thank you for posting your query.
First of all, I wish to reassure you that your symptoms do not suggest any serious underlying problem.
The most likely causes for your symptoms include costo chondritis or a muscle sprain in the affected area.
You may apply diclofenac gel in the swollen/sore area for relief from pain. You should improve soon.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
Thank you for posting your query.
First of all, I wish to reassure you that your symptoms do not suggest any serious underlying problem.
The most likely causes for your symptoms include costo chondritis or a muscle sprain in the affected area.
You may apply diclofenac gel in the swollen/sore area for relief from pain. You should improve soon.
Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,
My personal URL on this website: http://bit.ly/Dr-Sudhir-kumar
My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.com
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