How is intercostal neuralgia treated

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Intercostal neuralgia usually refers to a group of symptoms, generally refers to the pain caused by the damage of the thoracic nerve root due to different reasons, such as thoracic degeneration, thoracic tuberculosis, thoracic injury, thoracic duralitis, tumor, ankylosing spondylitis and other diseases, or because of rib, mediastinum, pleural lesions, intercostal nerve and so on are oppressed and stimulated by the above diseases, resulting in the occurrence of pain Now the inflammatory reaction, intercostal neuralgia in general people are intolerable, the following from three aspects briefly about how to treat.

How is intercostal neuralgia treated

First: first of all, if it is found out that it is secondary intercostal neuralgia, it must be thoroughly treated. In western medicine, acyclovir is often taken orally or intravenously, because if it is not thoroughly treated, it will often recur, bringing great inconvenience to life and body.

Second: secondly, if it is found out that it is simple intercostal neuralgia, then you can take some anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs at the time of attack, but we all know that long-term use of such drugs will cause great damage to the body's nerves, so you can't take them for a long time. If it's really painful, try intercostal nerve block.

Third: for some patients with abnormal position of thoracic joint, if the thoracic reduction manipulation is used, the pain can be significantly relieved. For the intercostal neuralgia caused by thoracic vertebra injury or degeneration, massage therapy is recommended here.

matters needing attention

Special attention should be paid to intercostal neuralgia as a symptom. Its early symptoms are easy to be confused with those of herpes zoster, so it should not be misdiagnosed. In addition, if it is the thoracic part, it should be treated immediately to avoid secondary intercostal neuralgia. Usually, you should pay attention to your posture when sitting. Don't be too tired.