Tight first rib
 

Hi, I posted on here before and was told to get an evaluation for TOS. I have RSI of my wrist/hand. Then was diagnosed with tennis elbow during physical therapy - and now have ulnar neuritis.

I was referred to a head and neck physical therapist. She said my first rib on my right side was tight. She had me do some stretches and moist heat for 2 weeks daily. I returned to her and she said my right side was no longer tight - but my left side was. She was very puzzled on how it moved. I do moist heat on both sides since its easier. She told me to keep doing it. Is it common for the tightness to move around? She didnt seem to understand why it moved.. so I am asking if anyone knows why did it move? This woman seems to know what shes talking about and doing - so far the most compentent person I have seen for therapy. Would a good massage help any of this? Oh.. and when she is telling me how tight the rib is... she acts as if I should feel it... but I dont. I have quite a high pain tolerance - but to me it just feels like shes pushing on me. Should I feel the tightness?

So... I still wake up with tightness in my upper back and neck. This always then seems to turn into a raging headache/migraine if I get moving. Most mornings I lie there to sort of relax it off or even sleep it off. I am doing the moist heat, stretches and some huge roller tube (I lay on it and roll left to right. It hits the sore spots in my back for sure). Tennis balls against the wall. I guess this is all pressure point stuff.

Just thought I would ask since I cant seem to find info about this and thought maybe someone here would have experienced this or know something.

Thanks

Just guessing at this but something must be causing the tightness to return or move, and it hasn't been found yet or fully resolved.

you may have developed habits of use or sitting from when the other side was tight and now that part changed so the tightness migrated .

I think tightness kind of creeps up on us, at least for me it does, or we try to ignore it until it puts a crimp in our life..or we just deal with it until it stops us.

If you find a muscle that is normal {a leg muscle?} then feel the tight muscles around you neck & back to see if there is a difference.
I think it is kind of hard to feel it on ourselves.


If you have trigger points, they need to be fully released before the muscle can fully relax. like a knot in a length of rope - causes problems

ribs stick together
 

my osteo says my ribs stick together. this results in it being hard to sleep on the good side. there is a twisty sitting on the floor pose in yoga that helps. you put one knee up , an elbow on that knee, one hand back, and look behind you. you use the elbow to increase the stretch. do on both sides. can't remember the pose name.