Wandering rib pain can be seen in rib fracture, intercostal neuralgia, osteoporosis and so on.
1. Rib fracture: after rib fracture, it is easy to stimulate the intercostal nerves in the corresponding area, causing them to have wandering pain.
2. Intercostal neuralgia: when pain occurs in the intercostal nerves, radiating pain will occur along the area where the nerves are distributed, which will lead to wandering pain, commonly seen in intercostal neuritis caused by viral infection.
3. Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis patients may have generalized muscle pain, bone pain, and with wandering, so rib wandering pain can also be seen in osteoporosis patients.
There are many other causes of wandering rib pain, it is recommended to go to the hospital for targeted examination, to clarify the cause of pain, in order to take the corresponding treatment, as soon as possible to restore health.