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                        I AM NOT AQN MD BUT I AM PRETTY SURE COSTOCHONDRITIS IS AN INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS BETWEEN THE RIBS AND THE STERNUM.  USUALLY I THINK MOIST HEAT IS APPLIED  BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE DEMANDED A FULL EXPLANATION FROM YOUR DOC.AND LOOK IT UP IN DICTIONARY