Re: Ribs moving/subluxing

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....every once in a while they sublux or move around. They are not

fully dislocating, so i don't have to put them back in, they go back

in on their own. They just move around or sublux when I do certain

movements...I was wondering if there was anything I could do to

stabalize them? Does this happen to anyone else?

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Did this just start happening or have you had it happen off and on

for a while? Are you getting the sublux at the sternum or spine?

It can happen in either and/or both locations. The sternal

connection is via cartilage (technically called the costosternal

cartilage). The spinal connection is via facet articulation with the

transverse process of the vertebrae. If it completely comes out at

the spine, it is called a rib-head separation.

A sublux at either location is really easy to fix using polarity

therapy. I use this technique more frequently than we like to

contemplate at home (son-in-law, wife, daugther, self). I can

usually get a rib back in within a couple of minutes that way.

A complete, true separation is a different ball game altogether. In

the case of an actual separation, the rib completely disarticulates

with the vertebrae. Getting it back in involves getting it back in

proper alignment before any attempt to get it back in place. The

quickest fix would be a chiropractic or osteopathic adjustement. I'm

not saying polarity would not work in this case just that I have had

no need to try it so far. All my rib work to date has been for

either subluxations or resetting fractures.

One thing you can try to help stabilize them is a rib brace

(nylon/neoprene with velcro closure). Sometimes they work great.

Other times they can put the wrong kind of pressure on the ribs.

Depends on the person and situation. The first time I broke my ribs

(right side), I don't think I could have gotten through without

one. The second time (left side), it just about killed me putting

it on and I couldn't tolerate it at all.