Hi my name is Joe Ann I am having upper rib tenderness above the diaphragm area. I haven t had any recent trauma about a year ago I fell and broke ribs on the left but the tenderness is on both sides. I d really be grateful if you could help.. I do have neck and back issues don t know if that can do anything but just letting you know. Thank you again.
Thank you, Mr. Joe Ann for your question. I got from your question that you have had trauma to your rib cage a year ago. Now feeling pain on both sides of chest wall. Well. . . To consider the causes of pain, there may be musculoskeletal, neuropathic, and others. Are you sure you dding have trauma (to both sides)? Did you take a complete rest and received systematic and proper treatment after your trauma? Do you lift heavy weights very often? Do you feel pain in other areas of bone? Are you sure the pain does not come out from inside the chest? Any respiratory problems? What investigations have you done? I want to advise you to take a rest and avoid heavy weight lifting for about a month, and if symptoms not relieved, please do some investigations, such as Chest X-ray etc. I'm looking forward to discussing that in detail. Thank you so much. Have a nice day.