Intercostal neuralgia is nerve pain that affects the area below your ribs and can be caused by several different conditions. People with intercostal neuralgia experience a lot of pain in their ribs, ...

Intercostal neuralgia is nerve pain in the chest and upper trunk that radiates from the upper back. The pain comes from the intercostal nerves along the ribs, chest, or abdomen. It can feel like a ...

Q: After a thoracotomy for lung cancer surgery, I had pain and tingling, along with tightness and spasms, in my midriff. I was told it would ease, but it hasn’t. It’s been a year, and the spasms are ...

A 28-year-old man with significant ongoing intercostal neuralgia following endoscopic thoracic sympathectomy found immediate, complete, and lasting pain relief after an open-water swim in very cold ...

Intercostal neuralgia occurs when a person experiences neuropathic pain in their ribs, chest, or abdomen. It may feel like a sharp, stabbing, aching, or burning pain. Various conditions may cause ...

I have this burning pain on my side from my kidney area to above my appendix. My skin is sometimes numb in this area also. I have episodic stabbing pains in the front and the back. It started out as a ...