I don't know if we are talking about the same thing, but I get pains in my chest, right below my heart.
I showed my Dr where it hurt at and he said it was my diaphragm.
I talked to my psychologist, showed him where it hurt and he said it was my diaphragm, and told me that anxiety takes a tole on that muscle.
I also talked to my physical therapist for my back about it, she said yep it is your diaphragm.
She suggested very deep breathing exercises to do for it, to help stretch it out and relax it.
I still have the pain now and then, but it doesn't worry me.

Chest pain varies in so many ways its difficult to know which is what. Pain on the right side of your chest is almost never heart related (I do believe).. You have to understand that heart palpitations are a normal part of EVERYBODY's life. I would really recommend chiropractic treatments. When your nervous system is in alignment. The rest of the bodys functions will be normal.

Just get your heart checked out. But honestly heart itself can't really ache, its probably the muscle tension or a pinched nerve.

i have experienced this several times before i took my self to the hospital and they told me i had Costochondritis, which is to say my chest was inflamed . i suffer from scoliosis and i often found when i had these pains something was not aligned properly in my spine most times i would actually have ribs out of place. i usually go to the chiropractor for an adjustment plus a would take Medrol anti-inflammatory medication. it often feels as if my heart is beating against my ribs, the pain so bad i thought i was having a heart attack. anyway this might not be the case for you, but i thought i'd put it out there.

I am having the same problem. I have been on Toprol for several months due to constant heart palpitations and one morning I woke up with a very sharp pain on the left side of my chest in between my ribs. When I inhaled or exhaled it felt as though someone was sticking a knife into me. Later that day I went to the hospital to be sure it wasn't something serious and after a series of tests the doctors told me it was chest wall pain due to stress. Every other day or so I get the same symptoms though not as severe. In various spots it feels like I have bruised ribs. Most of the time I just take Advil which helps, but I am hoping to find out what is really causing this. I may also see a chiropractor to see if that helps at all. Please let me know if you were able to find out what was causing your issue and if you are able to find any means for relief. Thanks.

hey kiki i hope this helps. i had my first anxiety attack or panic attack 5 months ago and i really thought i was having a heart attack or something beacause my heart was really really fast. and i felt dissy so i went to the er and told me the ekg test was good. i was with that pain for a couple of months and then later i decided to get my heart checked out and they did every test they could thing of and everything came out normal and they even told me i had a healthy heart. and believe it or not the same day all the pain that i had went away. but sometimes it comes back but i dont really pay attention to it. beacause i know that my heart is fine. so maybe you should do the same thing. i wish you the best :)

Hi Kiki. I have had in the past terrible chest wall and rib pain. My pain came from a bad cold I had with the non stop coughing. The condition is call costochondritis: This can be very painful I had it for about 4 months. But once I stopped coughing it went away. I remember when I first got it I thought there was something terrible wrong. But the Dr eased my mind with his diagnosis. Hope you get well soon.Treeman