How to treat left shoulder rib neuralgia?

The treatment of left shoulder rib neuralgia must be carried out in a timely manner, because sometimes the pain has seriously affected the patient's daily life. The treatment methods for left shoulder rib neuralgia include drug therapy, physical therapy, acupuncture and massage.

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

2. 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.

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

Intercostal neuralgia is a common disease in clinical practice, which manifests as paroxysmal pain between one side of the ribs, mostly with shooting or stabbing pain, which can radiate to the shoulder and back of the affected side. The treatment with external application of fenugreek seeds has significant effect.

4. When using, first cut a piece of musk bone strengthening paste about 5×3.5 cm in size, sprinkle the prepared fenugreek seeds in the middle (be careful not to pile them up), press and stick it firmly, then apply it along the line of intercostal nerve pain, then massage for 1 to 2 minutes until the patient feels local slight pain and fever. Massage 4 to 6 times a day, and change the dressing every 2 to 3 days until healed.

Acupressure

5. If severe pain occurs from the chest to the side abdomen or from the back to the side abdomen, you will feel unbearable pain when turning around, laughing loudly, taking a deep breath, or yawning. This is intercostal neuralgia.

6. The so-called intercostal nerves are the nerves that run along the ribs of the chest, from the back through the flanks to the front of the chest. This type of pain is an intense semi-circular pain that travels along this nerve through the chest and abdomen.

7. The cause of this disease is due to spinal disease or pleural adhesion, but there are other unknown causes. Other causes include liver disease. The cause of sudden, true intercostal neuralgia remains unknown, but the symptoms are well known. The pain may vary depending on the strength of the cough or breathing, and in severe cases may cause difficulty breathing. Generally, it is painful to breathe in but not to breathe out. However, it should be noted that it is sometimes mistaken for intercostal neuralgia, but in fact it is pleurisy or angina pectoris.

8. True intercostal neuralgia has three characteristics. The first is the side of the spine, the second is the armpit, and the third is the side of the chest. The pain is unbearable with just the slightest pressure.