What Causes Sternum Pain?
There are a few other causes of sternum pain that are not as common including Tietze syndrome – an inflammatory condition in the breast area, septic arthritis, a hereditary condition called ankylosing spondilitis (diagnosed through blood tests) that affects the joints, particularly in the lower back and spine, and fibromyalgia. But generally the most common cause of sternum pain in my experience is costochondritis. A big sounding word for something that is relatively minor compared to other conditions. Costochondritis is generally due to an injury to the cartilage connecting the ribs to the rib cage at the sternum or the sides. You may move a piece of furniture or reach for something just out of reach and injure the cartilage. Once this happens you want to try your best not to reinjure it, because the healing has to start all over again. You don’t want to turn it into chronic costochondritis. Yes even after injuring it several times while it’s healing, it will still heal. Then again yo
