1 GENERAL OBJECTIVE
- Intercostal neuralgia is pain in one or more intercostal spaces, sometimes the pain is distributed like a belt. Patients often experience increased pain when coughing, sneezing, breathing deeply, sometimes a sharp pain like a needle or an electric shock. n the intercostal spaces showed increased pain. The disease is common in spinal diseases, thoracic trauma, shingles…
– According to traditional medicine, the disease belongs to the system of rape due to the accumulation of qi, the fire of prosperity, or due to moist phlegm, stagnation of gas, and blood stasis. Patients often have pain on one or both sides of the ribs, chest and ribs are full of tension, easily angered, bitter mouth, and urgent pulse.
2 SMALL INDICATIONS
– Treatment of intercostal neuralgia due to cold, due to inflammation.
3 CONTRAINDICATIONS
– Intercostal neuralgia due to spinal diseases such as tuberculosis, tumors, spinal trauma.
- The patient is suffering from skin diseases of the upper back, chest and ribs.
- Patients with hemophilia.
The patient has a high fever.
- Patient is suffering from osteoporosis.
4 PREPARATION
4.1. Executor
- Doctors and medical practitioners who are trained in the specialty of traditional medicine shall be granted practice certificates in accordance with the law on medical examination and treatment.
4.2.Means
– Reflexology massage room, reflexology massage bed
– Pillows, bed sheets
– Talcum powder
- Alcohol
4.3. Patient
– Be guided on the procedure, position of acupressure and agree to acupressure
- Supine or side-lying position.
- To be examined and make medical records according to regulations
5 PROCESSING STEPS
5.1. Technical implementation
* Patient lying on his side
– Rub, rub, rub the back area
- Press the acupoints
+ Da Gia Giap corresponds to the pain area.
+ A city acupoint.
5.2. Treatment course
- Massage 30 minutes/time/day,
– A course of treatment from 10 to 15 days, depending on the severity and progression of the disease, can conduct 2-3 continuous courses.
6. TRACKING AND TREATMENT OF HAZARDS
6.1. Follow-up: Overall condition, accompanying symptoms if any.
6.2. Handling accidents
- stunned
Symptoms: The patient is dizzy, dizzy, sweating, rapid pulse, pale face.
– Treatment: Stop acupressure massage, wipe sweat, warm up, drink hot sugar tea, rest in place. Monitor pulse and blood pressure.
