muscle spasm in rib

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muscle spasm in rib


I get severe spasm when I turn a certain way, it stops me in my tracks and is very painful. It seems to be in my rib area under the breast plate.

I also have started to get horrific pain in my kidney regent but I do not have a kidney in that area I took my self to hospital but they found no reason for it. I also get pains in my sholders when I am hanging the washing out.

regards,
Marie





Hello Marie,
A rib subluxation in the thoracic spine, stretching from the lower neck to the kidney area, can radiate along the rib to the breastbone area. Then you would have mid back pain, pain somewhere under the armpit and under the breast.

An important differential is: do movements of the back, chest, arms, breathing provoke the pain? Then it's probably musculo-skeletal. Obviously referred pain from the internal organs, kidney, pancreas, lung... can refer to these areas too.

If the joint between the rib and the breastbone becomes very tender, and even swollen, then you may be developing a Tietzes syndrome ... read more at this page.

Have you seen a chiropractor? This is a bread and butter problem for us. Find a good chiropractor may be your next stop.

I hope this has contributed.

Dr Barrie Lewis


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