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Prolotherapy and Rib Pain
Articles include
Thoracic Outlet Symptoms,
Slipping Rib Syndrome,
Thoracic Outlet Syndome,
Snapping scapula syndrome
Prolotherapy A Great Alternative Treatment For People With Rib Pain Most people don't realize that a person has cartilage
in their sternal (breast bone). This cartilage is where the ribs connect to
the sternum. For people with chronic musculoskeletal chest pain that is
reproducible by pressing on the painful spot, most of the time this spot is
where the ribs connect to the sternum. This area is called the costosternal
junction. This joint is supported by ligaments. Common symptoms are chest pain or rib pain especially with coughing or doing
the valsalva manuever (holding ones breath and pushing down like having a
bowel movement).
The ribs
connect on the backside to the vertebrae. This connection is called the costovertebral junction. This connection is held together by ligaments. When this connection is loose or weakened a person gets a subluxation where
the rib moves from its normal alignment. This is also called slipping rib
syndrome. Common symptoms are upper back pain which can radiate
to the front and pain upon deep breathing or coughing. Prolotherapy to the
weakened costovertebral junction is the treatment of choice. Prolotherapy
will stimulate those areas to heal. Again typically three to six visits are
needed for complete healing.
The information on this website is presented as
information only and not a self-help guide NOR AS SPECIFIC HEALTH
RECOMMENDATIONS. Never alter or change your health management or begin
any new health plans without first consulting your personal health care
provider. Some statements on this site regarding the value of
nutritional supplements have not been evaluated by the FDA.
As with
any medical technique, Prolotherapy may not be
effective for every individual and there are risks involved, these risks
should be discussed with your physician. Results achieved with some may not be typical
of all. Please consult a physician. Please read Prolotherapy Risks
There is no known cure
for arthritis.
Prolotherapy
and nutritional supplements can help alleviate, reverse, or end
arthritic pain by treating an underlying cause that contributes to
degenerative disease, ligament laxity. Strengthening ligaments and other
connective tissue can help prevent bone on bone arthritis from
developing.
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