Herpes zoster is a skin disease caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus in the body. The painful symptoms of herpes zoster can be relieved by general treatment, medication, physical therapy and other treatments. 1. General treatment: patients need to keep the local skin dry and clean, avoid scratching, avoid secondary infection at the painful lesions. 2. medication: herpes zoster pain is usually caused by nerve damage caused by inflammation, edema, patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use acyclovir, vaxilovir and other antiviral drugs; patients with significant pain can use ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, pregabalin and other calcium channel modifiers to relieve. 3. Physiotherapy: If the pain is not significantly improved by medication, you can go to the regular hospital for physiotherapy, such as neurophysiological stimulation, radiofrequency temperature-controlled thermocoagulation therapy, etc., which can help improve the pain symptoms. 4. Other treatments: patients with pain can also go to the Chinese medicine department for acupuncture and other treatments. Patients with severe herpes zoster can apply glucocorticoid drugs such as prednisone systematically under the guidance of a doctor; if patients with postherpetic neuralgia, they can also follow the doctor’s instructions for local injection of glucocorticoid closure therapy such as trimethoprim. It is recommended that patients with herpes zoster go to regular hospitals in a timely manner, a clear diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions to adopt the appropriate treatment program.