What is the method to relieve left rib neuralgia

Many people are prone to left rib neuralgia due to work. At this time, you must find a way to treat it. Most people will still adopt Chinese medicine treatment, so that many complications can be avoided. However, Chinese medicine treatment takes a long time, and it takes several courses of treatment for the condition to improve. During the treatment, patients will pay special attention to adjusting their lifestyle, going to bed early and getting up early, not doing heavy physical work, paying attention to personal life, and if necessary, patients can choose to rest in bed, which can make the treatment effect more significant and improve better.

Treatment and prevention

Treatment should identify the primary lesion and adopt appropriate treatment methods. You can use medication, physical therapy, acupuncture, massage, etc.

Massage is clinically effective in treating intercostal neuralgia caused by thoracic vertebrae injury or degeneration. This type of patient often has abnormal position of the thoracic spine joints. After correction through thoracic spine reduction technique, the pain can be significantly relieved.

Diseases in the thoracic spine should be treated promptly to avoid secondary intercostal neuralgia. Seated workers should pay attention to correct posture and avoid fatigue.

Intercostal neuralgia is divided into secondary and primary types. Radicular intercostal neuralgia may be caused by diseases such as thoracic vertebra degeneration, thoracic vertebra tuberculosis, thoracic vertebra injury, thoracic vertebra dura mater, tumors, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.; axial intercostal neuralgia may be caused by lesions of the ribs, mediastinum or pleura. Primary intercostal neuralgia is rare. When intercostal neuralgia occurs, pain can be seen radiating from back to front along the corresponding intercostal space in a semicircular shape; the pain is stabbing or burning. The pain gets worse when you cough, take a deep breath, or sneeze. The pain is usually in one nerve on one side.

Physical examination revealed obvious tenderness beside the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae and in the intercostal spaces; patients with typical radicular intercostal neuralgia had a positive neck flexion test; the distribution area of ​​the affected nerves often showed signs of neurological impairment such as hyperesthesia or hypoesthesia.