Anterior chest rib pain may be caused by trauma, costochondritis and other reasons, treatment includes drug treatment, surgical treatment, etc., the use of drugs should follow the doctor’s instructions.
1. Trauma: If trauma leads to rib fracture, patients should pay attention to appropriate bed rest, severe pain can take ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, if necessary, to take surgical methods.
2. Costal chondritis: manifested as swelling of the anterior chest wall, pain and so on. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen can be used according to the condition. The pain is obvious and can be treated with local closed treatment, such as procaine. Severe recurrent pain can be treated with surgery to completely remove the diseased rib cartilage.
Anterior chest rib pain can also be seen in other diseases, it is recommended that patients go to the regular hospital in a timely manner to find out the cause of the disease, and actively treat it, so as to avoid delaying the condition.