What is osteitis?

Clinically, osteitis is a common disease, most of which refers to costal cartilage inflammation. It is defined as the junction of ribs and costal cartilage, a non-infectious inflammation, mainly manifested as local swelling, pain, predilection age is 20-30 years old women, the onset of acute and slow, the main symptoms are chest tingling, jumping pain, soreness. In physical examination, you can feel the costal cartilage widening, rib arch was lip-like or eversion. In the treatment, first of all, symptomatic treatment is given priority to, patients can be instructed to prevent overwork, upper limbs pay attention to proper rest; in the local area can be given physiotherapy instrument baking electricity or hot compress; local external application of blood circulation removing plaster; oral analgesic drugs, such as oral treatment tablets; can be used local closed treatment, to alleviate symptoms.