One cause of costochondritis involves exercise or injury. If you notice an activity making your symptoms worse than avoid doing that specific exercise. Until your symptoms improve, you should not participate in contact sports. After you are healthy enough to work out again, you need to complete stretching exercises to prevent ongoing costochondritis.

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