Costochondritis

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Hi -

I had this condition two summers ago - brought on by severe emotional upset

over a period of time. I had chest pain, radiating up to my jaw and down to

my left hand, so the insurance 24 hour nurse told me to get myself to the

ER. It turns out, according to the hospital cardiac nurses, that fully 1/3

of people presenting to the ER with these symptoms have costalchondritis.

 

What helps me the most is sleeping on an orthopedic memory foam pillow,

getting frequent bodywork/massage therapy, acupuncture, and removing the

issues that were emotionally upsetting.

 

- Karla

 

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM, kebmw <kbarasa wrote:

 

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> I got this condition after an injury 10 years ago when I was 9 months

> pregnant. I was lifting boxes up above my head to place on a closet shelf

> and I ended up with this inflammation of the cartilage between the rib

> bones. It was extremely painful. After I was diagnosed at the hospital and

> realized it was from an injury I used homeopathic Arnica and that solved the

> problem very quickly and thankfully before I went into labor!

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> Take care,

> ~Karin

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> W G <hillcrest99 wrote:

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> > My daughter was just diagnosed with this condition. She is 24. What can

> she do to help with the inflammation and the pain? Any support groups out

> there? I don't know a lot about it, and I want to be able to steer her in

> the right direction.

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> > Wendy

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