Treatment of breast pain is directed at its cause.
Referred pain should be appropriately investigated and treated.
Pain originating from the chest wall may be treated with an injection of steroid and local anaesthetic into the painful area. This procedure often proves the diagnosis with rapid relief of the pain.
A firm support bra may give some relief.
A review concerning effectiveness of various treatments in management of mastalgia concluded that (1):
A suggested pathway is presented (3,4):
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