To relieve pain in the ribs during late pregnancy, physical therapy is usually chosen over medication, which may have an effect on the fetus in the womb. Commonly used physical therapy is as follows: 1. Use warm water bags or heated salt bags for hot compresses, 5-6 times a day for about 20 minutes each time, which can effectively increase local blood circulation and promote the absorption of inflammatory metabolites, and also allow the intercostal muscles and other soft tissues around the ribs to be fully relaxed and avoid tension, which helps promote the metabolism of inflammatory edema, and the pain can be significantly reduced. 2. The pain can be relieved by the use of the infrared light, which can effectively activate the blood and remove blood stasis, unblocking the meridians and reducing the local pain. 3, you can go to the hospital massage department for massage, and with infrared treatment, can effectively activate the blood and remove blood stasis, unblocking the meridians and reducing the local pain.