Re: Just hurt back - Questions

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I was trying to do some crafts stuff and slipped a bit on some stuff

on the floor making me twist to keep my balance and HELLO bad

stabbing pain in upper middle back left side about where the last

rib is. My big concern is that it is somewhat hard to breathe. I can

only take a deep breath with a LOT of difficulty. I really think

it's a muscle cramp/spasm just in a bad spot but this is a new one

to me so figured I'd ask. It's very spot specific - about a 2 inch

area about 3 inches from spine.

Hopefully by the time people read this it will be better :-) Any

help would be greatly appreciated.

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If I had to bet money on it, I would wager on your having subluxed a

rib. The pain pattern you describe, particularly with the extreme

difficulty breathing, is very typical with having a rib out. If it

is a rib problem, the explanation below will tell you how to work on

it. If it does not seem to be a rib, let me know and I will see

about giving you some other suggestions.

You can check on yourself by palpating both along the left side of

the spine and the left side of the sternum. Because of the natural

curvature of the ribs, the rib joins the spine about 1-2 inches

higher than where it connects in front. The exact spacing varies by

individual because of torso length. At any rate, palpate/poke/prod

whatever both in front and in back. If you hit tender spots, front

and back, with the above mentioned spacing, you have a rib out.

The Polarity Therapy technique to put a rib back in is called a Rib

Head Release.

Reach back behind with your left hand and place the tip of your left

thumb against the tender spot. Take the tips of the middle two

fingers of your right hand and place them against the tender spot in

front and just hold with a medium pressure. If you can, try to drop

into a semi-meditative state and focus your intention between your

hands. At the same time, do deep diaphragmatic breathing (deep into

the abdomen instead of shallow chest breathing).

It usually takes 30-60 seconds to have an energetic sensation kick

in. What you are looking for is a feeling of warmth, pulses,

wobble, etc. Trust me on this, the ribs can and do move back in

place by themselves. I have lost count of the number of times I

have put ribs back in using this technique on all four of us here

(Barb, Kerry, my wife and myself). And there are more than one or

two on the list who have always used it successfully. I just did

this on myself earlier in the week when mine went out.