Pain in the middle of the cleavage

Pain in the bone in the middle of the cleavage is caused by excessive exercise in daily life, especially for those who engage in physical labor. When carrying heavy objects, it is easy to press on the chest ribs, thus causing pain in the bone in the middle of the cleavage. It may also be caused by pleurisy. We can massage the bones in the middle of the cleavage more often, adjust our breathing, and move our limbs, etc. You can learn about the specific treatment methods.

1. Costochondritis

The first thing to consider is costochondritis, also known as anterior chest wall syndrome, which is a common cause of anterior chest pain. Because the pain is located in the anterior chest, it is easily confused with angina pectoris, and patients often mistakenly think that they have coronary heart disease.

1. Cause: It is generally related to trauma. When people carry heavy objects, twist sharply or squeeze the chest, the cartilage of the sternocostal joint is acutely damaged, or due to chronic strain or viral infection caused by colds, it leads to edema and thickening of the cartilage of the sternocostal joint surface, causing a sterile inflammatory reaction and the disease occurs.

2. Symptoms: Its clinical manifestations are pain in the anterior chest, which is mostly sore and swollen. The onset is sudden or slow, sometimes mild and sometimes severe. It may be aggravated by turning over, coughing, deep breathing, and upper limb activities, and sometimes radiate to the upper limbs. Tenderness over the 2-5 costal cartilages has a tendency to recur if not treated promptly and thoroughly.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine theory: Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that the pain of costochondritis that spreads to the chest, flanks, and upper arms is caused by qi stagnation; local bulges, obvious tenderness, and fixed pain points are caused by blood stasis. Qi stagnation and blood stasis, wind-heat invades the meridians, toxic heat and Qi and blood are blocked, and pain occurs when the qi and blood are blocked.

2. Pleurisy

1. Cause: Pleurisy refers to inflammation of the pleura caused by pathogenic factors (usually viruses or bacteria) stimulating the pleura, also known as "pleurisy". There may be fluid accumulation in the chest cavity (exudative pleurisy) or no fluid accumulation (dry pleurisy). After the inflammation is controlled, the pleura may return to normal, or the two layers of pleura may adhere to each other.

2. Symptoms: The main clinical manifestations are chest pain, cough, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and even difficulty breathing.