Symptoms of intercostal neuritis

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Intercostal neuritis is a painful mass and tenderness in costal cartilage. It is also called Titzer's disease. Most of them were found in 20-40 years old, often in the joint of the second or third costal cartilage and sternum, occasionally in other costal or sternoclavicular joints. At present, western medicine has no specific treatment for intercostal neuralgia caused by unknown reasons. I will tell you about the symptoms of intercostal neuralgia.

Symptoms of intercostal neuritis

The so-called intercostal nerve, is along the chest ribs, from behind through the side of the abdomen, until the chest of the nerve. Intercostal neuralgia is along this nerve, through the chest, abdomen was a semi ring of intense pain. The treatment of these lesions includes drug treatment, surgical treatment and rehabilitation treatment.

Most of them were one lesion. The etiology may be related to virus infection or trauma. The course of the disease can last for several hours or days, but it can recur, often self-healing within a few months, individual can last for several years. Treatment commonly used hot compress, analgesic drugs, local injection of prednisolone acetate, and sometimes oral virion.

From the chest to the flank or from the back to the flank, if you have strong pain, you will feel painful when you turn around, laugh loudly, breathe deeply and yawn. This is intercostal neuralgia. General drug therapy is mainly used in the early stage of the lesion, while surgical treatment is used for the injury which is ineffective but suitable or needs surgical treatment,

matters needing attention

The purpose of rehabilitation treatment is to eliminate or reduce pain, prevent and relieve muscle and tendon contracture, joint stiffness, prevent muscle atrophy, enhance muscle strength, restore motor and sensory function, and finally restore the life and work ability of patients.