Pain inside the left rib cage may be caused by intercostal neuralgia, costochondritis, intercostal muscle strain and other factors.
1. Intercostal neuralgia: Intercostal neuralgia is mainly caused by viral infection. The pain is characterized by a semi-circumferential, band-like distribution of pain along one or two intercostal spaces, as burning and pinprick pain.
2. Costochondritis: this condition is related to strain and cold, which leads to aseptic inflammatory stimulation of the rib cartilage area, causing obvious pain inside the left rib cage, and the pain will be significantly aggravated when breathing deeply or coughing.
3. Intercostal muscle strain: due to long hours of work and sitting posture is not correct, such as twisting the waist to sit, will cause bilateral intercostal muscle force imbalance, often manifested as a side of the intercostal muscle strain, embodied in a side of the rib area inside the soreness, pain.
There are many other causes of pain inside the left rib cage, patients should consult a doctor in time to clarify the cause of the disease after targeted treatment.