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  Q: How can yoga help people that have costochondritis? I have it now and then and I can't do some yoga poses that open the chest as they trigger the pain. I had it for the first time 3 years ago and it never really went away, keeps coming back. A: Costochondritis (CC) is a fairly common cause of chest wall pain in adults in the US and around the world. According to the Mayo Clinic website:   �Costochondritis (kos-toe-KHON-dri-tis) is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects a rib to the breastbone (sternum) � a junction known as the costosternal joint. Pain caused by costochondritis may mimic that of a heart attack or other heart conditions.� This last statement about this kind of pain mimicking heart attack has led many a student of mine with sudden onset of chest pain to the hospital, fearful they were having one! In the case of costochondritis, all the tests come up normal, which is obviously a huge relief, but the pain can persist, as it has for our re...