Patients above the rib cage meat pain, the reasons are as follows: a. intercostal muscle strain: the most common cause is often ambulatory work, over time will cause bilateral intercostal muscle strain, sometimes also related to improper sitting posture, such as twisted waist sitting, often cause bilateral intercostal muscle stress imbalance, often appear on one side of the rib area soreness. This situation must be improved sitting posture, the patient should lift the head and chest, while not sitting too long, but also the use of anti-inflammatory and pain relief drugs for symptomatic treatment. Second, intercostal neuritis: intercostal neuritis is caused by viral infection, the pain is characterized by burning pain along the intercostal space, along 1-2 intercostal spaces. Third, costal chondritis: costal chondritis is often due to aseptic inflammation of a single rib cartilage, with pain confined to a single rib region.