Chest Pain in the Cold: Coping with Costochondritis

Mine is worse in the heat. Lol.

Mine does!

Any change in temp, and my ribs will react to it. So if it’s really hot out, they feel pretty good, but when it’s really cold, they ache and it hurts to breathe. I can’t take NSAIDS because of another condition, so I use lidocaine patches, heat creams, and an electric blanket at home.

The Backpod! Also, r/costochondritis is a great community on reddit.

My pain also gets worse in the cold, I live in New York City so ”the cold” is everywhere now. I suffered from constochondritis as well. I know that gentle stretching exercises for the chest muscles may be helpful

Yes. It’s helped continuing to stretch and do my physical therapy exercises. It helps to move it, kind of like a stiff joint.