What is a costochondritis? What is the connection between fibromyalgia and costochondritis?
JULIA NELSON
Today, millions worldwide suffer from fibromyalgia. Many of these people develop fibromyalgia in midlife, but many others develop it at the age of ten or early adulthood. Most people suffering from fibromyalgia are women.
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Anyone with fibromyalgia knows the different types of symptoms and the associated pain. They also know that much of the chest pain associated with fibromyalgia occurs.
There are different pressure points throughout the body, eighteen to be exact. When pressure is exerted on these points (eventually called pressure points), it causes severe pain in this area.
If a person experiences pain in eleven of these eighteen pressure points throughout the body, the doctor may diagnose fibromyalgia (although doctors may also consider other aspects of symptoms to make the final diagnosis).
Two of these pressure points are in the chest. Therefore, chest pain and fibromyalgia are related. Most chest pain in people with fibromyalgia occurs around the chest and chest bones. Costochondritis is associated with this type of pain and often associated with fibromyalgia.
Many people with fibromyalgia also have costochondritis, but do not know that fibromyalgia and costochondritis require separate treatment. In addition, some of the causes of costochondritis pain may or may not be the same source of pain behind fibromyalgia.
Unfortunately, if fibromyalgia is not treated, it only gets worse. But it is also very important that you also treat your costochondritis.
Is costochondritis chest pain?
No, that is not all. Many people with costochondritis really think that the pain is due to heart problems. For some people, the pain associated with costochondritis is so great that they think they may have a heart attack. However, you should never assume that your chest pain is costochondritis. Regardless of the type or level of chest pain you experience, you should still control the pain at the beginning of treatment.
What is a costochondritis?
Costochondritis is the inflammation that accumulates in rib cartilage and breast bones. Some costochondritis patients experience the same level of pain as a heart attack, while others experience no more pain than simple discomfort.
What are the causes of costochondritis?
In fibromyalgia, the true causes of costochondritis are not yet known. With new advances and scientific and medical studies, we hope to find the answer quickly. Doctors and healthcare professionals now believe that costochondritis may be caused by chest trauma or viral infection, especially in the respiratory tract.
Another theory is that fibromyalgia can cause costochondritis. In fact, patients suffering from fibromyalgia and costochondritis have much more chest pain than people with costochondritis. But even here there are a minority of people who have costochondritis but don’t have fibromyalgia either. Fibromyalgia is probably not the main cause.
What is the relationship between fibromyalgia and costochondritis?
We do not have official data yet, but doctors and health professionals agree that more than three out of five fibromyalgia patients have costochondritis or symptoms very similar to the symptoms of costochondritis. At the same time, fibromyalgia does not cause inflammation, which is costochondritis.
However, the pressure points of fibromyalgia and inflammation may play a related role, which may also explain why fibromyalgia patients with costochondritis also have greater chest pain than those who do not. Another interesting relationship between fibromyalgia and costochondritis is that costochondritis can heal within a few days.
If you have symptoms of costochondritis but are not cured for at least a week or two, you may be suffering from fibromyalgia. This leads us to the following question: What are the most common symptoms of costochondritis?
Common Costochondritis
Symptoms The most common costochondritis symptom is a sensation of pain in the chest wall and / or chest area. This pain gets much worse with movement, the inflammation of the cartilage is getting worse. Other common symptoms include chest nerve pain and swelling of the sore areas.
How to officially diagnose costochondritis?
Costochondritis is usually officially diagnosed when pressure is applied to the painful areas of the ribs and chest. If the pain continues to worsen, the cause is likely to be costochondritis. Doctors and health professionals should also perform other tests because the heart or heart problems may also explain the pain.
Is the treatment of costochondritis and fibromyalgia the same?
Costochondritis treatment is essentially the same treatment as other forms of inflammation, but the way inflammation is treated is very different from fibromyalgia treatment. Treating inflammation means applying ice to the painful area and taking approved medications to treat the problem.
Fibromyalgia requires different types of painkillers and various other treatments. Patients diagnosed with costochondritis and fibromyalgia should use both treatments at the same time.
Certainly, it is very painful to live with both types of pain, and your life can be severely compromised if you have only one of these disorders, not to mention both. But the good news for you is that costochondritis is much easier to treat and treat than fibromyalgia.
