Same here. Mine is triggered when I train at threshold on my bike and I get terrible pressure in my chest and my voice goes husky. When it's really bad, it feels as though I have been punched in the chest and my throat gets very tight. I had a jet ski accident a few years back, fractured a lot of ribs and my xiphisternum. It seemed to heal ok with a lot of rest, but a bike accident last October set me back horribly. It seems to trigger with less and less effort now. Just started a 2 month rest off the bike. I really hope it works :(
I'm pretty sure what most here have is costochondritis, or costo sternal syndrome sometimes referred to as tietze syndrome.
There seems to be two forms, one self aggregated and one by immflamatory disease. Most likely everyone here has the former. Had this for 1 year now after doing dips with bad form.
I still haven't recovered but the pain is much reduced, I have not done any weights for 2 months and plan at least another 2 months rest from them.
The last poster mentioned cycling, as an endurance athlete i tried this and it didn't help, simple reason, you are leaning on the handle bars putting pressure on the chest, I would advise against it unless you have a gym bike where you can sit virtually upright to train at least a little.
Anti immflamatory like naproxen of diclofenac should help.
I have the exact same problem. If I wrote a description of how my chest feels it would be exactly that but it started 6 months back.
Hello everyone. I too have been having this problem. Now I can give my doctor ideas of what this might be as well. I'm hurt in right now but no longer "pop" my sternem. Thank you all for sharing. I will keep you all in my prayers. God Bless you
See a chiropractor, may be your ribs
It is just like popping any other joint in your body. The cause is unknown and they believe it pops from gas build up between the joints. So it is most likely had build up between the costal cartilage and the sternum. I have the same problem and nothing makes it better except popping it.
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I went to the doctor for this they said it was air that was released from popping sternum that caused neck and chest to hurt but they put me on oxygen for two days and it went away
You've described my life to a T!
Saw this routine stretch on yahoo answers, it worked for me and only takes a minute.
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I've been experiencing this for about a year now. It's awful, and you're right, I have to crack it in order to relieve the pressure.
I find if I don't do chest exercises for about a week or so, it will get better, but then when I start up again with my workouts, it almost gets worse.
I haven't figured out what works best for me. It's very frustrating. Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this.
I find if I don't do chest exercises for about a week or so, it will get better, but then when I start up again with my workouts, it almost gets worse.
I haven't figured out what works best for me. It's very frustrating. Glad I'm not the only one experiencing this.
Hey guys I am not a doctor by any means and am inly offering my own personal experience and knowledge based on the subject. So everyone knows that rolling your ankle is painful, and every time you do it becomes more likely that you will roll it again. This has to do with how the tendons and ligaments work in between your muscle and bones, every time you over stretch the area it loses a little strength, like rolling taffy in to a thinner piece. Similar to this is the cracking of any joint, since joints have no muscle per say this is not a specific issue for anyone, however like rolling your ankle the more that you crack your knuckles or joints the more inclined you are to crack them again, either purposefully or by accident. From what I understand it seems to be the same for the sternum. It is not bad to "pop" your sternum if you do it sparingly, or if it happens naturally, however it seems that if you do it too much your body then becomes semi dependant on that action for the release in pressure in your chest. As you become older it may become harder to "pop", however the pressure or tenseness in the chest may build and cause an irritation, even pain. What I would recommend to keep this from happening is not to completely stop "popping" your chest, but rather trying to slowly wean your body oft of the action so that it returns to the state wgere it no longer relies on this action for a relief. If you "pop" it regularly, try doing it less and less often until you no longer feel the irritation or pain in your chest, even without "popping" it. Similar to building strength back up in a rolled ankle, without letting it roll again in between. Slow and steady until you eliminate the need for the habit completely. Hope this helps.
Sorry guys but u.s. Medical system is going to fail you in this. not u.s. doctors fault tho, they have to cater to undisciplined populace. amyways, i am here to deliver u the info u seek. this painful condition is caused by the ligament structures connecting to the sternum settling into a permanent state that forces pressure on the sternum and consequently the nerves surrounding it. can be caused by growing up with bad posture, improperly healed trauma, or later on in life by repeated bad posture. the bad news is you will most likely have this the rest of your life. the good news is it can be overcome in a manner of speaking by increasing the muscle tissue and load bearing structures around the sternum. upper cardio exercise really doesnt do they trick. you are going to have to work out your chest with weights to increase ur mass a bit, specifically in a manner lifting the weight above your head straight up from a standing or seated position. best of luck to you all
I had a doctor tell me to get on Ibuprofen regimen and this seemed to help a quite a bit.
I have the same problem.
Waqar Khan from Pakistan.
Waqar Khan from Pakistan.
Reading through this thread 1.) I am surprised how many others experience this pain and 2.) I am curious if anyone has tried acupuncture?