Holy cow! I was one pain spike away from calling an Uber to the hospital. So glad these exercises helped!

Intercostal pain can be frustrating but I totally agree, breathing and isolating the rib cage can be so helpful for pain relief. Awesome video!

I got this after intense coughing

Going to recommend this video to a friend who has intense Intercostal muscle and nerve pain in and under the lower right rib cage. Right now this friend is taking medication prescribed by the doc for relief from what is thought of as nerve discomfort and tightness. This medication gives some relief but my friend is relegated to a supine position in bed or sofa. This video might get my friend moving again. Thanks for it. I've liked and subscribed.

I’m so thankful for your video about intercostal problems, especially this one. After being diagnosed 1,5 months ago, I’m finally pain free. And I’m sure this routine played a huge role in my recovery since I followed it every evening. If anyone who still has intercostal pain reads this: my osteopath showed me a great exercise! Lay flat on the ground, your right and left arm stretched out to the side, then raise your right leg over your left, keep it straight and above the ground. Hold it high enough to feel it in your muscles, it has to be tiring. Hold it a minute and change sides. Do this everyday and increase the time. I can do it five minutes now for each leg. If you do it right, you feel the side muscles of your tight, your butt and your belly and rib cage. And after the exercise your muscles are incredibly relaxed. That helped me a lot and released my pain for at least a few seconds when the pain was unbearable. I also used a fascia ball for the muscle that was in pain and massages it everyday. I’m so glad the pain is finally gone.

This was so helpful, thank you 😊

Omg this is fantastic, been struggling for 3 weeks, tried many stretches but this worked🎉 at least 50% pain reduction instantly

I got intercostal pain and think I strained it from bracing too hard on one of my heavy squat reps. This helped me TREMENDOUSLY thank you so much!!

I've been having pain for 3 weeks and this has done a wonderful job, thank you for the post

Thank you. Had this pain this morning and l’m glad l came across your video. Really helpful and right on point.

Fell off a horse some yrs ago and now left rib muscle pains. Did your exercise for a few minutes and felt relief. You are so good with your knowledge, presentation and very kind attitude. ❤God bless you 🙏🏼

I just pulled my rib muscles and this really helped,

I cannot thank you enough for this video. Helped immensely!!

I would also recommend hot/cold showers on the affected area. Do a round of (hot as you can stand it) but don't burn yourself for about 2-3 min. then (cold as you can stand it) for about 30 seconds to 1 min. Do this 2-3 times per session/shower. Doing this brings the blood to the area to aid in healing... Each time you do this work on getting the water a little hotter and colder... Many blessings

Thank you so much!! I’ve struggled with intercostal pain on and off over the years and this is the first and only practice that actually has made an immediate noticeable difference. So glad I stumbled across this video.

I had a clavicle injury and since then sometimes the pain got really bad that I can’t not lay down and even then I couldn’t get comfortable. Felt instant relief! Will keep doing for more long term relief

This works! Will be doing this after waking up and during the day for the next few weeks.

I'm pretty sure I have an intercostal muscle strain on my left because it hurts in my ribs whenever I hiccup, breathe in deeply or feel the urge to sneeze. The area's also tight and feels like there's a pull anytime I turn or lay on my side. However, these stretches help alleviate the painful strain, so thank you. I think it happened after I was nearly hit by a driver and tensed all my muscles but hopefully it passes soon. I have taken Tylenol, used a heat pad and have done a series of gentle stretches.

May God bless you ! Half of my pain is gone already following these stretches ! Thank you😊

Thank you so much for this video! I was diagnosed with an intercostal muscle strain several days ago and have been an incredible pain. However these exercises have helped tremendously and I have used them twice a day for the last 3 days and felt a noticeable difference. Thank you again. ☺️❤️

Meeting you makes My rib injury worth it !!

Thank you for getting into quickly with our 10 min of preamble. These stretches are starting to help. Thank you!!

my pain went away after this 5 min video.. i love you

Thank you I've been in pain for years and I only started 5 mins I feel pain but then some relief

Thank u ..ur a life saver I've been suffering from this injury over a week and the pain is really annoying

daily riding motor bike and i always had bad posture. thank you for this exercise ill do thiz everyday

Thank you so much for this video. Have been in agony this week and this has brought so much relief. 🙏 ❤

THis helped so much!!! I've been having trouble with my intercostal muscle and now I can take full deep breaths!!!!

Thought i was dying thank you for the video

Thanks so much . I was misdiagnosed with bronchitis and the doctors told me to keep coughing it up. I didn’t realize I had this strain and kept making it worse by force coughing and huff coughing . After a few days of rest and trying this for the first time today I could feel a slight difference for sure. I appreciate it!

Thank u soo much forda fabulous exer. May god blessu Just havin pain on da rightside below da ribs an slightly to da back Wen sitting an getting Wil continue yr exersise an see.it works ❤🌹

Have this pain from golfing. Haven’t played in over 5-6 months, recovering from THR surgery on my left hip on 04 January 2022. My PT said from overcompensating my hip surgery may have caused this. And not stretching enough prior to playing my first 2 rounds last week. Goin to watch this and save it.

Fantastic stretches. I laugh so much ,they're always sore!

Thank you for very simple and productive execises - they helped me very much. ❤

I am so happy to say this work beautifully. I have been in pain for weeks and this is the only thing is really help me. Thank you.

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Very happy to have found you

I’ll give these a go.

Love your content maam im from the Philippines

Wow that is awesome, it just address my problem

This is what I needed at the moment. Thanks

This is a great video. Thanks for posting it.

Thank u. For this video and the one about massaging the soft tissue between the ribs. Omfg this made it so much more bearable to get back to my workout. Been learning to walk on my hands and started having pressure pains on the side. This helped. Thank u. I appreciate it

Should we wait for our flare up to calm down ? Also should we do some foam rolling ? Omg ! This did work for me a little bit ! I’ll try more this evening ❤

Thanks! I actually was examined for heart issue with a "pridstine" diagnosis, so now I'm going to use your exercises. Mine isn't extreme, but it does bother me.

Thank u. I'm having a pain under my ribs for weeks now cause of coughing Covid-19. And I found your video. I will do these exercise everyday!! Thanks again.

Theses are brilliant thankyou so much

Thanks! This worked well!

it's been 2 months now, due to some bad position while gyming it initiated, the pain is getting worse. the doctor even gave me shots, it got better for some days but now it's again the same. i am starting this with a great hope......

Very helpful. Thanks so much!

All from the hamburglar!!

Thank you, this is very helpful

Thank you. Thank you Thank you! This is going to help me a lot!

Thank you very much, great routine, and helped my partner immediately 🙏🙌

Thank you!

Thank you !!!!!

Thanks so much for your lessons they help me very much . Thanks again

Thankyou so much 😌

This was very informative thank you!

Thanks!!

Thank you! Exactly what I needed! 😊

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I’m in so much pain after doing this. Fingers crossed it’s a good pain, couldn’t make it through all the exercises.

This has helped and so clear to follow! I’m 32 weeks pregnant and just had a hospital stay from a sickness bug. Seems the constant vomiting has caused the problem and it’s agony. The doctors weren’t much help, but have referred for physio as the pain is awful. Can’t do my normal activities. I’m one week since symptoms started. What’s the typical recovery period with this kind of injury? I’ve noticed little bruises around the sides of my ribs and have, only what I can describe as, moments of cramps/spasms. I can’t do the diaphragm exercise obviously, anything else you’d recommend to speed up the healing? Thank you for the video, it’s given me moments of relief.

Thank youuuuuu 😭 ❤️

Good lord what a beautiful woman. Stretches were helpful too.

Thank you for your informative video 😊 Is this stretching exercise advised for bruising under breasts due to fall? While walking my dog, I fell/tripped a week ago on a grassy meadow area, directly on my far right side, which pushed my breast upwards. Luckily my hands broke the fall to some degree. After a few days it was feeling much better, but then I spent a couple hours pulling weeds in my garden and sadly now it hurts wirst than originally, but still very localized to the same area right and under the breast.

Hello, I'm not sure if it's intercostal pain but my back hurts whenever I take deep breaths. It's been going on for 2-3 years and the pain is chronical. Whenever I sit for long periods of time it gets worse and the pain is unbearable and I'm feeling stressed out The cause could be that I was doing those yoga poses where you bend backwards without any support (I think it's called bridge pose?) Or maybe my posture while sitting is bad. I went to a doctor but he said its a muscle injury but when I saw this video and other comments I feel like it's more relatable to my pains. I've done the exercise and it feels much better as well as other exercises. My doctor gave me painkillers, stuff that stops muscle inflammation and a gel to massage my back. I'm starting to get really sick of it so if there are any suggestions from the videos creators or other viewers, I would like it if someone could give me some insight

I am suffering from pain and tenderness in right intercostal region and same pain in back scapula region since 2008 i consulted so many doctors all tests are normal I will try this if it will helpful i will be thankful to you

Love the British accent! :)

Great video! Just diagnosed with this but am getting different info from diff doctors. One said rest it for a couple of months otherwise it won't go away; the physical therapist says keep trying to play golf. I've tried to golf and I cam but can't swing as hard as I normally do. Need some clarification. Thanks

I was recently diagnosed with an Intercostal Strain affecting my right rib. While I don't experience sharp pain, I initially had chest pain that has since subsided. Now, I feel persistent pressure on my right rib cage, which is very uncomfortable, crampy, and sensitive. Every position seems uncomfortable, and during baths, the pressure intensifies when I breathe in. This has been ongoing for two weeks. Additionally, I've developed severe lower and upper back pain, as well as neck pain, leaving me feeling sore all over. As someone prone to panic attacks, I find that taking Lorazepam significantly alleviates my discomfort, likely by relaxing my muscles. I'm concerned about whether this feeling of discomfort, stiffness, and pressure will ever subside. Has anyone else experienced this, and if so, how long did it take to recover? Any advice or reassurance would be greatly appreciated.

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I have very severe emphysema and had problems with my rib cage for a very long time I had complained to my gp that I felt like I was being squeezed and would also get lots of spasm around my rib If i laughed the spasm were terrible I now have severe osteoporosis and had two severe wedge fractures at T 6/7 which has left me with kyphosis I wasn’t told for 5 months that I had fractures I was told it was all muscular from coughing Can I do these excersizes? I can’t take in very deep breath like I used to but also do belly breathing It’s not helping with all the tightness around my ribs and abdomen Will it be safe for my back if I do what your doing slowly

Wow, I slept funny and have been having lower rib pain for the past few days! This immediately helped, especially the trigger point release which I just would of never thought of to do! Even once my pain has gone, is this a routine I can continue at work whilst at my desk to help keep the ribs and spine lose? Thanks 😀

Thank you so much for this video and the previous one on intercostal problems! I injured mine 5 years ago playing basketball and haven't been able to do moderate intensity cardio since then. I couldn't find any online content back then on intercostal strains and rehab. Information from the doctor was limited and the physio unfortunately didn't help. Both confirmed it was my intercostals but I couldn't get to playing any cardio sports. I'll try this for the next 6 weeks to see if there's any improvements. Are there any other considerations I should account for given the injury was five years ago now?

I had chronic pain in my right side rib/flank and back for 14 years and doctors have no clue. I mainly feel it when i twist or turn torso. Could it be intercostal muscle strain lasting this long? Please somebody csn reply? Thanks

Is there any benefit from actually weight training your lats considering they are right above the rib cage? As in lat pulls on a cable etc? thank you.

He thanks a lot . A few years ago I got intercostal strain from pulling a driver's passenger seat forward while sitting in the driver seat. A year after I got same problem from lifting a heavy fridge freezer with a friend who pushed it too fast towards me ? Now I've got same thing just by sneezing ? I'm nearly 60 and normal weight but not as agile as once was. What keeps causing it and how do I strengthen it after I have recovered please Ps I have spinal cord injury from twenty years ago. I am a walker and fairly flexible within reason. The massaging the end seems to help

And how many times daily should we repeat this whole process?

I started getting sharp pain, especially work laying down, by my rib side. I began day after I ran my marathon and it was a tough run. Could it have been caused by my marathon ? And what might of happen for me to experience this sharp pain ?

I've had 3 lung surgeries (2 on left), and I ended up with intercostal neuralgia on the left side. I take 30mg morphine/day and it's still extremely painful. It was around 6th rib closer to front before but after my last surgery last April, it's much worse. It's always tense too, and I cannot lay on my left side at all. These stretches don't really help with any relief, and I've tried an TENS unit too, what would you reccomend? I'm willing to try anything.

Does a torn/badly strained intercostal muscle ever fully heal? Some activity I do which is hard on my ribs seems to re-hurt it every time I do it and I'm back to square one and have to wait like 6 weeks for the pain to go away.

i got chest injury 75 days ago i got yellow Bruised that went in one month, i was hit in ribs but i am still getting some pain in Muscles on top of ribs , how long should i wait to fully heal or i need to wait six months? Doctor say only two months but practically can take months? I am also getting rope like feeling in Muscles, pain caused only for 10 seconds in between

made a appointment with Dr but month out.. i have jelly ball feel to my left side of my ribs..makes my side feel weak at times..sometimes dont feel anything at all. thinking i strained walking my golden retriever who pulls hard at times .. or is there another issue i have.

Great video and 5 minute routine. How many times per day should you do this? Texas, U.S.A.

Hi am 13 weeks pregnant 🤰🏻, while vomitting i got this pain, it feels like hell i cant even breath. Can i do these excrsises? Hot pack or cold press is effective? Plz reply for me😢😢😢😢

How often should I do this routine

Is this the same for cramp here? Ive had a couple of episides recently and it's excruciating, a throwing up level of pain I've not experienced before, will this help during spasms?

Can this also help before workout to prevent intercostal strain

Can a whip lash from a car wreck last August effect this? My shoulder won't allow my brain to move it as it could, it might be because of the rib tension.?

I can't sleep on my right side for last 2 years. I did my liver function test, x Ray. I'm suffering lower right rib cage pain when I sleep on my right side

Can anyone explain their experience and feelings of intercostal pain? Did it move around? Cheese grater when you breathe?

I have this kind o pain, but each week, a new muscle/nerve starts to ache. Is that normal?..

diagnosed as myosofiscal pain syndrome in sub costal areas ....are these okay to do

How often or how many times per day can one do this....thanks so much

For how long can I stretch to start feeling much better. Because breathing is a really big problem for. It’s like there is air in my chest and my back walls. I get my right neck tension reaching and making me feeling pain on my right jaw

Dear author, i seem to have intercostal neuralgia after i took a nap for 3 hours. Woke up and have a pain in heart area. It stays for 3rd day now, how long it takes to go away? I did lots of mobility exercises and even did massage in local clinic. What else can i do? Can it be some imfalamiton? if so? how long it takes to go away?

Can only go halfway over doing the advanced stretches on one side then the other. Should I continue doing these daily to get it better?