Stabbing pain in the right side of the rib cage, like a pinch, may be related to trauma, costochondritis and intercostal neuritis. 1. Trauma: If the right side of the rib cage has been traumatized recently, especially after the trauma has led to the fracture of the rib cage, resulting in stabbing pain on the right side of the rib cage, and the pain is also more obvious, sometimes like pins and needles. 2. Costochondritis: If the patient is often tired or cold recently, it may lead to costochondritis of the right side of the ribs. When these sterile inflammation stimulation, the patient will also feel the right side of the rib area appear obvious tingling. 3. Intercostal neuritis: If the patient suffers from intercostal neuritis, it will lead to spasm of the intercostal nerves, which will also lead to tingling in the rib area, especially when coughing or deep breathing. In addition, the pain in the ribs may be caused by a tumor in the ribs, which needs to be diagnosed by taking an X-ray or doing an MRI. Pins and needles pain in the right side of the ribs, if it occurs frequently, may be the cause of the disease, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.