Does Costochondritis is felt on the arms and fingers?

[Uluivuda]

feel needle in my hands.

[PMRpro]

Costochondritis is chest wall pain, it affects the ribs and sternum area. Nothing to do with fingers.

[Paul_Howard Partner LUPUS UK]

Hi Uluivuda ,

As PMRpro has said, costochondritis is the medical term for inflammation of the cartilage that joins your ribs to your breastbone (sternum).

Is it a pins and needles sort of sensation you are feeling in your hands? Have you discussed this with your doctor?

We have a blog article about pain management in lupus which may be of interest - lupusuk.org.uk/pain-managem...

[Kazwaz1980]

Pain down arms come from your neck

There are a lot of nerves within intercostals and the inflammation irritates them... but the pain radiates around that specific rib