Intercostal forking, or acute chest and rib pain, is a relatively common symptom of daily life. Its treatment includes general treatment and medication. The pain is mostly caused by insufficient warm-up before exercise or over-exertion or improper exertion when engaging in physical labor, which leads to spasm of respiratory muscles. In addition, sudden strenuous exercise without physical activity for a long time may also cause acute chest and rib pain. 1. Braking and resting: when the patient has a shortness of breath during exercise or physical labor, he should stop the exercise or physical labor immediately and rest immediately. 2. Physical therapy: you can lift up the affected limb appropriately, do the extension movement to the opposite side, pay attention to the deep inhalation at the same time, while holding the breath, hold it for a few seconds and then exhale, and repeat the above actions. After the completion of the above actions with local massage, hot compresses, etc., generally can significantly relieve pain. 3. Drug treatment: when the pain symptoms caused by the fork in the air are more serious, you can take oral medication for pain relief, such as oral diclofenac sodium, you can also use the intercostal nerve closure to reduce pain, such as the use of lidocaine and other drugs to block the intercostal nerve. After the occurrence of acute chest and rib pain, if the symptoms can not be relieved after rest and physical therapy, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, after a clear diagnosis, targeted treatment.