Video · 8 sec.

Intercostal nerves

The nerves that innervate the abdominal wall can be compressed by tight or sore abdominal muscles, especially with hernias or after operations.

  • Duration: 8 sec.
  • English
  • Educational visual

What can you see in the clip?

The nerves that innervate the abdominal wall can be compressed by tight or sore abdominal muscles, especially with hernias or after operations. This leads to local pain that can resemble problems with internal organs. The clip places this within “Neuralgias in the chest and abdomen” so it is easier to understand what is happening in the area, not only where symptoms are felt.