08/06/2026
๐ซ Costochondritis is a painful chronic inflammation of the costochondral junctions of ribs or chondrosternal joints of the anterior chest wall. It is a self-limiting condition. There is pain and tenderness upon palpation of the affected segments. It affects female than male.
Physical Therapy Management
โข Education of the patient
โข Minimising activities that provoke the symptoms
โข Trigger point therapy
โข Heat/cold packs
โข Postural exercises
โข Thoracic manual therapy
โข Range of motion exercises
โข Muscle stretches
โข Mobilisation of the spine and ribs
โข Transcutaneous electrical stimulation
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