The xiphoid process is a small extension of bone just below the sternum. Straining and heavy lifting can damage the xiphoid process, leading to pain in the lower ribcage, breastbone, and muscles ...

Oluseun Olufade, MD, is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics at the Emory School of Medicine. The sternum protects your heart and lungs by acting as a shield in your chest.

MANY patients complain of pains in the chest, upper abdomen and shoulders that are not characteristic of any familiar disease. In the past seven years 24 patients have been observed in whom gentle ...