In fact, this disease is a pinched nerve in the intercostal space, because of this, it is often taken for cardiovascular disorders. In today's article we will consider how to cure intercostal neuralgia and alleviate its symptoms.
How to relieve pain with intercostal neuralgia?
Pain syndrome is accompanied by sensations of burning, tingling and numbness in the place of jamming of the nerve roots. It increases with deep breaths or exhalations, a sharp change in the position of the body. In addition, the pain occurs when you feel the costal area, is given in the lower back, chest, back under the shoulder blade.
With intercostal neuralgia, the ointment with analgesics and the ingestion of anesthetizing nonsteroidal preparations help to relieve pain as well as possible. Thus, externally appointed Voltaren, Finalgon, Ketonal, Fastum gel, Diclofenac. These drugs help to remove muscle spasms, stop the inflammatory process in soft tissues and reduce the pain syndrome. In addition, these ointments improve blood circulation and regeneration. For internal use, such drugs as Ibuprofen, Naproxan, Celebrex, Ketoprofen, Sedalgin, Pentalgin, Baralgetas are used. These medicines quickly help to get rid of the pain and reduce the fever, have pronounced anti-inflammatory properties.
Medication for intercostal neuralgia
After removing the first painful symptoms of the disease, you must reduce the muscle tension to relieve pressure on the strangulated nerve. For this, muscle relaxants are prescribed: clonazepam, Midokalm, Tizanidine. These drugs effectively eliminate spasms in the muscles, relax them.
Next, the mobility of the spine should be restored, which helps to implement chondroprotectors. The most effective at the moment is Chondroxide. This drug restores cartilage tissue, promotes its growth and replenishment in the joints.
How to treat intercostal neuralgia with the help of physiotherapy?
Any drug treatment of this disease is carried out in conjunction with physiotherapy procedures, among which:
- massage;
- special gymnastics;
- acupuncture;
- laser therapy;
- ultraviolet heating;
- magnetotherapy ;
- ultrasound therapy, etc.
Massage with intercostal neuralgia can in no case be trusted amateur. You should find a professional with the skills of manual massage techniques, preferably with a medical education. Specialist before the session will have to carefully study the pictures, then gradually, within 6-8 procedures to restore the mobility of the spine and relax the muscles.
Exercises for intercostal neuralgia
Therapeutic physical culture takes a priority place in the treatment of the ailment under consideration. The complex of exercises is selected individually depending on the severity of the symptoms, the severity of the disease and the general condition of the patient. Loads build up gradually,
Traditional treatment of intercostal neuralgia
Among the recipes of alternative medicine are very popular:
- reception inside the broths of chamomile and peppermint. They help relieve pain, have an anti-inflammatory effect;
- Trituration of the intercostal space in places of pain localization with geranium leaves, alcoholic tincture of valerian. Also, to reduce pain, rubbing fresh horseradish juice or black radish helps.