I have been having awful rib pain. Just on the right hand side, at the back where my bra strap is. I'm 28 weeks pregnant.
I went to the Nhs physio my midwife referred me to. She prodded and checked my alignment (perfect) and despite me leaping a mile when she prodded me said it was rib flare, all normal, unfortunate etc. gave me some stretches and said to go back in three weeks.
I've been doing the stretches, sitting and moving how she showed me and the pain was getting worse. To the point that I have been in tears on my drive home from work and spending all evening lying flat and feeling really desperate.
Last night my lovely osteopath friend had a look and treated me. She said I've actually dislocated a rib, due to the pregnancy, and that everytime I had been doing the physio stretches it was pulling the rib more out of place and twisting it. She put the rib back (ouch!) and I'm in agony as the ligaments and muscles are so torn and bruised. Because the damage (thanks physio) is so bad the muscles and ligaments will probably not be able to hold it and she thinks it will pop out again. She will keep putting it back until the muscles heal enough to hold it.
I just wish id seen her sooner instead of waiting weeks to see the useless physio. I am hopeful that I may now be fixable. Had I carried on doing what that physio said I might have ended up with permanent damage.
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pippinleaf · 12/11/2014 17:16
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