There are many reasons for right side rib pressing down pain, the common ones are trauma, rib hyperplasia, costochondritis and so on.
1. Trauma: when the right side of the ribs are fractured due to violence, or when the joints of the chest and ribs are dislocated, there may be pain in the damaged area when pressed.
2. Rib hyperplasia: mostly caused by long-term exertion or chronic strain leading to degenerative lesions of the ribs, if accompanied by nerve entrapment, pain, swelling and other symptoms can occur. If it occurs on the right side, the symptoms will be manifested on the right side.
3. Costal chondritis: inflammatory reaction of the cartilage at the junction of sternum and ribs, which can occur on both right and left sides, manifested as pain and swelling, and the pain can be aggravated when pressing here or moving.
The right side of the rib pain may have other causes such as multiple myeloma, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease and standardize the treatment.