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Did you suddenly feel a sharp, stabbing sensation in your chest? When every breath feels like a needle prick, your heart sinks and you worry that something has gone wrong with your heart. In fact, chest pain is far more often a signal sent by your bones rather than your heart.

Have you ever felt a sudden, sharp pain on one side of your chest every time you breathe, or a startling, piercing ache even with a gentle touch? Anxious thoughts like 'Could there be something wrong with my heart?' may come to mind first. Yet, this surprisingly common and often overlooked discomfort may actually be costochondritis.

"Ouch!" Have you ever experienced a sudden, sharp pain in your flank that made your entire body freeze? With pain so severe that it even hurts to breathe, you may have brushed it off, thinking you merely caught a muscle knot again. However, signals from our body should never be taken lightly.

Have you ever felt your heart sink because of a sudden stabbing pain on one side of your chest or flank every time you breathe? You might have stayed up all night searching online, worried that it might be a heart problem. But did you know that the culprit behind this pain could surprisingly be stress?

Have you ever suddenly felt your chest grow stiff and tight, making it hard to breathe on your subway ride home from work or late at night while working overtime? That frightening moment when the center of your chest feels completely blocked and constricted, making your heart sink as you wonder if something terrible is happening, is an experience many share. Are these symptoms simply because you are tired?