rib problem

[princessofdarkness]

hi guys, popped my rib out again, this time doing nothing even remotely close to lifting. i don't know what to do, i rest it, ice it, tape it up...got a meet in january.....anyone with suggestions? would be much appreciated the rib is the highest one next to my clavicle

 

[latinus_spicticus]

OUCH!

How does one pop a rib out, if I may ask?

Have you seen a doctor?

I have honestly never heard of this type of injury happening unless a fight with Jack Dempsey was involved.

Best wishes to a swift recovery.

 

[IrishPower]

pod,

a few years ago, i had wierd rib pain in both the center of my chest at sternum as well as to the left.

it got so bad at one point, i thought i was having a heart attack! i drove to the hospital and had an ekg. it was fine.

i went through xrays, mri's, bone scans. no one could find a damn thing. this went on for months and i was gobbling ibuprofen like candy.

i finally found a chiropractor who was able to knock the rib back in place. i am a big guy and it took a big man to be able to do this.

i had to continue this treatment for 6 months before it started to go away.

to this day, it flares up, but i can generally get my wife to stomp on my back and fix it up. i also ordered a special device that is used to pop the rib in place. it's called an activator i believe.

long story short: rib injuries are very difficult to diagnose. the medical term for my condition is costochondritis (inflammation of the chest wall)....

you may want to get a chiropractor but be careful, because a lot of them are quacks.

 

[DBCooper]

lol Irishpower, for having your wife stomp on your back, sorry to hear your rib is bothering you again P.O.D. My injury of that nature never came back but I train with someone who has the exact same thing happen and he just has someone adjust him in the gym to get it back in. hope it goes away.later.

 

[latinus_spicticus]

Wow, the advice here is worth more than words can express. Unbelievable, seriously.

Is this a usual occurence when one gets freaky strong (ie powerlifting elite)?

Come to think about it, I used to have problems with my upper back ribs doing weird things on me when I was younger. I guess it is not as uncommon as I thought.

 

[princessofdarkness]

OUCH!

How does one pop a rib out, if I may ask?

Have you seen a doctor?

I have honestly never heard of this type of injury happening unless a fight with Jack Dempsey was involved.

Best wishes to a swift recovery.

this used to happen all the time when i was dieted down (no body fat to hold it in it's socket) but it's happening again, and i'm off season, just twisted wrong too, nothing strenuous done...it really sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[IrishPower]

::Is this a usual occurence when one gets freaky strong (ie powerlifting elite)?


"life is pain"-- i just got used to it.

 

[princessofdarkness]

ahhhh......thank god for chiropracters and their ability to derive pleasure from pain

 

[latinus_spicticus]

"life is pain"-- i just got used to it.

Laughing my ass off. Dude-- you are a rare breed, indeed. (that is a compliment.)