Bones supplied with nerve fibers, blood vessels and many organs in the space between the ribs. When a person feels back pain under ribs – it is an occasion to think about your health.
These sensations can be symptoms of certain diseases. In the causes of pain can be understood only by a specialist.
Disease, provoking pain in the ribs
Painful symptoms symptoms of diseases of the internal organ or rib of the frame, the tissues around it:
- Chest contusions, blows, fractures cause dull pain, deep breathing will strengthen it.
- Pathology of the spine osteochondrosis, hernia between vertebrae are manifested by pain in back, ribs.
- Intercostal neuralgia causes pain, aggravated by breathing, motion.
- Inflammation of the lungs, pleura cause discomfort in different areas of the chest.
- Of the tumor.
Modern diagnostics, x-ray, ultrasound examination allow for accurate diagnosis, to appoint treatment.
Sometimes a sharp turn, changing body positions, lifting large goods can cause pain in the spine, ribs. It is a sign of sciatica, especially if radiates to the buttock, leg.
Bruises, broken
When injury occurs characterized by pain:
- Injury first causes a sharp pain, then it becomes aching. In place of injury appears a bruise, which is painful to touch.
- Fracture of the rib bones accompanied by severe pain in ribs and back may be felt in the whole chest.
Fractures are characterized by three varieties:
- Crack, when there is only a fracture of the bone.
- The turning point, when the periosteum remains intact.
- A fully broken rib bone is dangerous because shards can damage internal organs, lung.
Signs of fracture is discomfort with a deep breath, talking, even from the change of body, not to mention the physical exertion. Can disrupt the heart rhythm, then the human skin to turn blue.
Severe pain in back, ribs, hemoptysis accompanied by damage to the lung with bone shards.
Intercostal neuralgia
For each bone are the muscles and nerves emerging from the spinal cord. When the nerve is irritated, there is a piercing, burning pain. Sometimes she worried about the left or right chest, most back pain on both sides.
You can find two points, with a resulting sharp pain when you press them near the sternum and near the spine. Cause is compression of a nerve or a pulled muscle.
Compression can be a result of trauma when the space between the ribs deformed. Uncomfortable sensations in muscles, while bending, moving the shoulders.
The spine
To the most frequent disease of the back include degenerative disc disease, resulting from inflammatory processes in the spinal column, degenerative changes in it. Observed pain in back under ribs back.
It may intensify in the course of the affected nerve. In the chronic form is the aching pain in the acute stage of the disease there is a cross. The patient difficult to move, to bend, to turn, have to be in the same position.
Autonomic neurological disorders in the vascular system cause unexpected pain, a person thinks that hurts the whole back and rib bones.
Symptoms include: pressure surges, respiratory failure, palpitations, angina, irritable bowel, insomnia.
Disc herniation in the thoracic spine causes discomfort in the ribs, at first not very strong.
Over time, it is so amplified that it becomes unbearable when sore ribs at the back on both sides. Pain can occur in neck, limbs.
Osteoporosis is a disease caused due to low content of calcium in the bones. Most often this occurs during aging of the organism, when disturbed metabolism, is poorly absorbed vitamin D, calcium from food in the intestines.
The process of destruction of the bone increases, recovery ability decreases. Occur soreness from the back under the ribs occurring due to multiple microscopic fractures.
The result appears to the sharp edges of the bone irritating the periosteum, is rich in nerve endings.
Lung disease
The pleura covers the lungs from the outside, adhering closely to the frame from the edges. It penetrate the nerve endings in large numbers, which irritated in various diseases.
Pneumonia is characterized by right-sided pain, worse when coughing and breathing. Dry pleurisy causes such feelings when sore ribs at the back on both sides.
Malignant tumors
Tumors can be malignant – osteosarcoma. In this disease arise aching pain may be stabbing, pulling character. Sometimes the pain occur only at night, at some position of the body.
Often the tumor for a long time does not manifest itself, and begin to hurt the ribs from the back after blow, injury.
The patient may not suspect the existence of a tumor, and pain will take about a strike, although their source you can see the swelling, feel the lump. The disease is diagnosed by a biopsy.
Disclaimer
The information in the article is intended solely for General information purposes and should not be used for self-diagnosis of health problems or for treatment purposes. This article is not a substitute for medical advice from a physician (neurologist, internist). Please consult first to the doctor to know exactly the cause of your health problems.