According to a 2022 review of studies, physical therapy techniques can help decrease your rib and chest pain by introducing helpful breathing techniques, stretches, and tailored exercises.

“Some stretches can also strengthen the pelvic floor ... Then place one hand on your upper chest and the other beneath your rib cage so that you can feel your diaphragm move as you breathe ...

Pregnancy stretches just about every part of your body to the max — including, for some moms-to-be, the rib cage. The result: an achy side and rib pain that may not go away, even when you change ...