What do you recommend to speed healing or to treat the pain of costochondritis (either idiopathic or injury-related)?—VICTORIA F. RHODES, Alliance, Ohio Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) ...

Chest pain can stem from a heart problem, but other possible causes include a lung infection, muscle strain, a rib injury, or a panic attack. Some of these are serious conditions and need medical ...

Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD Key Takeaways Pain under the left rib cage can be a sign of a heart attack, which is a medical emergency. An enlarged or ruptured spleen, which may result from ...