A herniated disc can cause intercostal scapular girdle pain by compressing the spinal nerve roots at the root canal nerve outlet. Intercostal scapular pain is a clinical manifestation of thoracic disc herniation. Chronic spinal strain, injury and improper posture, forced position, can trigger this disease; degeneration of the thoracic vertebrae is also one of the causes of this disease. What are the prevention methods of thoracic disc herniation? 1, the action should be “slow half beat”. Before exercising or doing heavy work, or after waking up in the morning, the body muscles and joints are in a relaxed state, so when doing sudden movements may hurt the intervertebral disc. In daily life, pay attention to the prevention of disc protrusion, do not wear shoes, do not bend directly to pick up things, do not squat to bear weight. 2, do not maintain a posture for a long time. Avoid overexertion. After working for a period of time a little exercise, or massage the waist and legs, or do gymnastics for a while, and maintain the correct posture to relieve the tension of the lumbar muscles. 3.When walking, use more abdominal muscles, and when standing, do not stand with both legs together for a long time. 4.Sleep on a hard bed with appropriate softness and hardness, and do not watch TV for a long time after meals. 5.Avoid cold and humid living and working environment, and pay attention to avoid the recurrence of lumbar spine disease in the season of cold and heat. 6, pay attention to the usual standing posture, sitting posture, labor posture and the rationality of sleeping posture, especially to strengthen the functional exercise of the lumbar back muscles, and in the cold and humid season should pay attention to keep warm, etc., can effectively prevent the recurrence of lumbar disc herniation. 7, lumbar disc herniation pay attention not to do heavy physical labor and strenuous exercise. Do not sleep on a spring mattress, avoid maintaining a posture of work and study for a long time, especially long-term bending work and study, every 1 hour or so to rest for about 10 minutes.