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Good question CJ and possibly why there is so much misconception about rib adjustment. It is not in fact the rib that is out of place but more the associated thoracic level that is restricted in a plane of motion. The patient feels the acute pa

 

So I am guessing that it is being alleged that the articulation between the rib and the corresponding vertebra somehow "locks up?" What is the pathophysiology for this occurring?

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So I am guessing that it is being alleged that the articulation between the rib and the corresponding vertebra somehow "locks up?" What is the pathophysiology for this occurring?

 

 

Postural mechanics, sprain/strain mechanism. 

 

It is not necessarily the CV junction that locks up. It is more like the rib is along for the ride on the vertebral level that is not moving. Vertebral level could be restricted by any number of processes. Muscle tone/strength imbalance, facet joint adhesion etc...

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