can copd cause rib pain
Pain, tenderness and stiffness of muscles like in fibromyalgia can cause pain around rib cage. Rib cage pain could be due to diseases of the bones like osteoporosis. Diseases of the lungs like inflammation of the lung lining (pleurisy), bronchitis, COPD or other respiratory conditions can cause pain around rib cage. Cardiovascular conditions like coronary artery disease, cardiac anomalies, etc also can cause pain around rib cage.