A member asked:

I went a & e last week. i had bad chest pain, my left arm ace.belly & back pain too. doc said i have costochondritis or teitzes syndrome.what is this?

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Inflamed joint : The point where your ribs join your breastbone actually consists of a joint to allow freedom of movement in chest expansion. These joints can get arthritis, similar to any other joint in the body. This can cause a chest pain which the patient fears is cardiac in origin, but in fact is benign, usually resolving without medication or with anti-inflammatory meds like Aspirin or ibuprofen.

Answered 5/27/2016

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