and referred pain from other organs that you feel in the rib cage area, like the kidneys. Rib pain is usually caused by a minor condition but can occasionally be something serious, like cancer.

Epigastric pain is a term to describe discomfort or aching that occurs beneath your rib cage in your upper abdominal region. It has many causes, including overeating, lactose intolerance ...

Mrs Peacock needed extensive surgery and had 17 titanium plates fitted to support her rib cage. "I suffered life-changing injuries and have been in constant pain ever since, the worst pain being ...