What to do if your ribs hurt on pressure

In clinical practice, if a patient presents with pain when pressure is applied to the rib area, the specific treatment should be analyzed as to what is causing it. If the intercostal neuritis is due to the patient’s cold or immune deficiency. In terms of specific treatment, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be applied, for example, oral celecoxib can be administered. If the patient is suffering from soft tissue damage in the rib area due to exertion and strain. In the treatment, the patient can be given bed rest, topical ointment to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, and physical therapy such as acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupuncture point herbal iontophoresis. In addition, if the patient suffers a large external blow to the rib cage, resulting in a rib fracture, a rib fixation band should be given to fix the rib cage, and oral bruising medication should be taken, and an X-ray of the rib cage should be taken to clarify the extent of the rib fracture and whether there is a hemothorax or pneumothorax.