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Does costochondritis recur easily? haven't had problems in a while now my chest hurts again in the same place. does anxiety make it worse?

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Yes: It does tend to recur. Muscle tension makes it worse, so one could expect anxiety to be a factor.

Answered 4/8/2015

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