Intercostal neuralgia is pain coming from the nerves that are present in the {thoracic spine}[the only spinal region that is attached to the rib cage].
The pain may be intermittent or constant, and typically presents either as a band-like pain wrapping along the chest and back or in a {thoracic dermatomal pattern}[around the rib cage]. Pain may last for a prolonged period and may continue long after the inflicting disease process has subsided.

Intercostal neuralgia is pain coming from the nerves that are present in the thoracic spine.
The pain may be intermittent or constant, and typically presents either as a band-like pain wrapping along the chest and back or in a thoracic dermatomal pattern. Pain may last for a prolonged period and may continue long after the inflicting disease process has subsided.