What are the symptoms of intercostal neuritis?

Common symptoms of intercostal neuritis include intercostal nerve pain, or burning pain and tingling. During physical examination, obvious tenderness beside the thoracic spinous process and in the intercostal space, as well as neurological impairment such as decreased sensation, may be revealed.

1 Intercostal neuralgia is divided into two types: secondary and primary. Root intercostal neuralgia can be caused by diseases such as thoracic vertebra degeneration, thoracic vertebra tuberculosis, thoracic vertebra injury, thoracic vertebra dura mater, tumor, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.; trunk intercostal neuralgia can be caused by lesions of the ribs, mediastinum or pleura.

2Primary intercostal neuralgia is rare. When intercostal neuralgia occurs, pain can be seen radiating from back to front along the corresponding intercostal space in a semicircular shape; the pain is stabbing or burning.

3 Physical examination revealed obvious tenderness beside the spinous processes of the thoracic vertebrae and in the intercostal spaces; patients with typical radicular intercostal neuralgia had a positive neck flexion test; the distribution area of ​​the affected nerves often showed signs of neurological impairment such as hyperesthesia or hypoesthesia.

4. Diet therapy

Fish head stewed with white peony root and chuanxiong

Recipe: White Peony Root 10g, Chuanxiong 10g, Licorice 6g, 1 Carp Head (500g), Cooking Wine 20g, Ginger 10g, Green Onion 15g, Salt 4g.

Preparation: Soak white peony root, licorice and Chuanxiong and slice them thoroughly; wash the carp head and remove the gills; slice the ginger and cut the green onion into sections. Brush the fish head with cooking wine and salt, put it into a stew pot, add white peony root, licorice, Chuanxiong, inject 800ml of water and put in ginger and scallion. Put the stew pot on high heat to boil, then simmer over low heat

It’s ready in 20 minutes.

How to eat: Take once a day, 50-100g of fish head each time.

Efficacy: Promotes qi and blood circulation, calms and relieves pain. Used for patients with intercostal neuralgia.