The left side of the rib tip position of pain, usually due to the left side of the 11th and 12th ribs rib tip position of the formation of bursitis, bursa is the fat pad, the role of the fat pad is mainly to avoid the rib tip and the surrounding muscles, soft tissues produce excessive stimulation of the formation of the collision of external forces, often cold, and frequent and the soft tissues around the rib tip of the force stimulation, extrusion, are prone to the formation of the fat pad of the oedema state, inflammatory edema formation will produce stimulation to the surrounding peripheral nerves, and then there will be pain symptoms. After the formation of inflammatory edema, the peripheral nerves will be stimulated, and the symptoms of pain will appear. Patients can take anti-inflammatory painkillers, such as nimesulide, ibuprofen to reduce the local inflammatory stimulation, can effectively relieve pain, reduce inflammatory edema. Also pay attention to keep warm, can not appear cold, you can use the warm water bag appropriate hot compress, help to increase blood circulation, promote the metabolism of inflammation, reduce the symptoms of pain.