Symmetrical pain in left chest and left back

The left chest and left back are where the human spine is and where there is nerve tissue. If you feel pain in this area, it may be caused by heart disease or nerve ligament inflammation. You need to go to the hospital for examination, cooperate with active treatment, and do more prevention, drink more water, and eat more fruits and vegetables to help recover from the disease.

Prevention and Care Neuralgia mostly occurs when nerves are irritated or inflamed. The pain is distributed along the nerves and can be fleeting or chronic. It manifests in various forms and includes pain, tingling, tactile hypersensitivity or loss of sensation in the affected nerves, redness and swelling of the affected area, and in severe cases, spasms. The causes of neuritis vary, including nutrient deficiency (vitamin B), metabolic disorders, direct external blows or fractures, compression of nerves by blood vessels, bones or connective tissues, nerve infections, diabetes, gout, blood cancer, etc. Taking methanol, excessive amounts of toxic metals such as lead and mercury can also cause nerve damage. The more common neuralgia include trigeminal neuralgia (mostly occurs in people over 50 years old), sciatica, and tingling caused by shingles. When the optic nerve in the eye becomes inflamed, vision may become blurred gradually or suddenly. In severe cases, temporary blindness may occur after a few days, and there may also be eye pain. Home treatment measures can be taken.

Nursing measures 1. Active prevention

Learning how to sit, stand, and carry things correctly is the best way to prevent various types of neuralgia. A number of different physical therapy methods can teach you how to move properly to prevent pain attacks, and you can discuss treatment methods with a trained therapist.

2. Drink more water and eat more fruits and vegetables

Patients should drink plenty of water and avoid stimulants such as coffee, soda, and cigarettes. Eat more beneficial foods such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains.

3. Grow a beard

Men with trigeminal neuralgia can grow a beard to cover their face to avoid cold, as cold sometimes triggers pain.

4. Massage with an ice pack

Massaging with an ice pack can interrupt the transmission of signals along the nerve pathway and replace them with temperature signals, which can relieve pain.

5. Eat more oats

6. Acupressure

Pressing the Hegu point on the large intestine meridian located between the webs of the thumb and index finger can relieve facial pain. Use the thumb or index finger of your right hand to press the point on your left hand for one minute, and then press your right hand. Do not use this point if you are pregnant. To relieve chest and upper abdominal pain, you can press the Jianshi point of the pericardium meridian. Place your thumb between the two bones of the upper limb about 2 finger widths away from the center of the inner side of the wrist. Press hard 3-5 times for 1 minute, and then repeat the press on the other side. Pressing the Waiguan point can help relieve pain in the upper body. Place your thumb on the middle of the front end of the upper limb, 2 thumbs' width away from the wrist joint. Press for 1 minute, then repeat pressing on the other side, 2-3 times each time.