Re: floating rib

Not really, it's in too hard of a spot to self treat. It sounds like a chiropractic problem to me. A chiropractor will adjust the area back into place; the massage probably loosened the muscles enough to allow the rib to reset. Looks like its out again. You probably have other areas in the spine that is causing the problem and this should be evaluated by a chiropractor to find the solution.

Posted By doc4bax on March 21, 2007 at 14:26:24:

In Reply to: floating rib posted by Karen on March 20, 2007 at 08:34:31:

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