| Disease |
COSTO-CHONDRITIS |
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| Quotation |
“Man is simply designed wrong for any mechanistic system” |
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| Definition |
A common painful condition due to inflammation of single or many costochondral junctions, of varied aetiology. |
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| Prognosis |
A self limiting short illness with good recovery. |
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| General Measures |
Avoidance of excessive physical activity, especially those that aggravate the pain.Hot formentations. |
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| Advice to Patient |
Not to keep handling or massaging the area. (done as manifestation of anxiety).Assure the patient that the disease is a self-limiting benign problem, and non-cardiac in origin. |
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| Follow Up |
After a week to ensure a complete recovery. |
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| Prevention |
Avoidance of sudden and new physical activity like games, unaccustomed physical exercise, travel etc. |
