The cause of rib pain can be due to chondromalacia of the rib cage or due to trauma. Also, it can be caused by an injury to the intercostal nerve or by factors such as shingles. These causes can be examined in orthopedics, and if orthopedics has ruled out orthopedic aspects of the pain, a visit to pain medicine is also possible. The pain department is a specialized department for functional pain and has unique treatment for rib pain that cannot be treated by other departments, and can use plasters and nerve blocks to treat rib pain with better results.