“Can intercostal muscle pain last for months?”
I am a 55 year old male. I want to know if intercostal muscle pain can last for months?
4 Answers
Yes it can. If you have a condition called costochondritis it can last for months.
Because the torso is used in most body movements, it may last for months. Rest and compression are best, but you may use some ice therapy to relieve the pain.
Yes, pain follows dysfunction. So if you have chronic pain, then there is some underlying cause which needs to be addressed.
If you have had intercostal pain for months, you need to get it checked ASAP, if you haven't already. Pain is your body's way of telling you that something is wrong. Your body's alarm system has been going off for a long time. Usually intercostal muscle pain is self limiting to about a week.
