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Is anyone familiar with slipping rib syndrome?
Bones, Joints & Muscles | Last Active: Apr 7 8:07pm | Replies (138)Comment receiving replies
Do see my comment just above ... Ligaments are the issue, most probably, and the current round of doctors seem to only look at bones. They don't accept that ligaments can be fixed with prolotherapy. The 'fix' actually tightens ligaments that have been stretched and can't do their job .... hold the joints in place. Now I learn they also hold those lower ribs in place while I have been joking that the sore rib I woke up with one morning was another loose bone! UGH! The older I get the loss of muscles seems to be affecting the ligaments and my hEDS. Find a Regenerative Medicine doctor, and good luck! It is very discouraging that medicine seems so 'stuck'.
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Thank you for your reply! I have never had an issue with any other ligament/joint in my body. Just the bottom rib on my right side, which then sends pain to my back. (Where the rib attaches in back) Right now I'm so discouraged that I have to take a break from doctors....I will pursue again in the near future, but I can't right now. I lost it when I tried to make an appointment with the thoracic doctor and they wouldn't see me until I saw my PCP AGAIN and got ANOTHER chest xray. Honestly, the amount of money it has cost me to find out nothing is enough to discourage me from ever going to another doctor!! Sorry for the rant, I just need some time to refresh and renew 🙂