How to treat sternal raphe pain on pressure

Sternocleidomastoid pressure pain generally need to identify the cause of the disease, according to the cause of the treatment, the common treatment methods are hot or cold compresses, drug treatment and surgical treatment and so on. 1. Hot or cold compresses: for sternal raphe pain caused by muscle injury after strenuous exercise, cold compresses can be applied first, followed by hot compresses; because cold compresses can constrict blood vessels to reduce the formation of oedema and lower the metabolic rate of the damaged tissues in order to minimize the secondary injury, while hot compresses can accelerate blood circulation after acute inflammation to accelerate the metabolism of lactic acid and inflammatory mediators to alleviate the pain. 2. Drug treatment: Inflammation caused by the sternal raphe pressure pain, this is mostly due to the raphe cartilage damage produced by non-specific inflammation caused by pain, so you can be treated by painkillers, such as Loxoprofen sodium and flurbiprofen Babu Cream. 3. Surgical treatment: sternal raphe pain may also be caused by raphe hyperplasia, due to the raphe hyperplasia oppression of the surrounding soft tissues, so it will produce pain; mildly with drugs such as celecoxib, loxoprofen sodium orally, and in severe cases, you can choose local anesthesia surgery to excise the hyperplasia of the raphe. If the pain is not relieved, the patient should go to the hospital in time to avoid missing the best treatment period. Drugs should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.