OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT: INHALED RIB DYSFUNCTION

Course overview

RIB DYSFUNCTIONS CAN LEAD TO CHEST WALL PAIN, MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN, THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME, AND INTERCOSTAL NEURALGIA. DECREASED RIB MOTION CAN LEAD TO EXCESS LYMPHATIC FLUID IN THE SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUES AS WELL AS THE WORSENING OF RESPIRATORY PATHOLOGY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS INHALATION RIB DYSFUNCTIONS AND HOW THEY CAN BE TREATED TO IMPROVE RIB PAIN. IT WILL COVER THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION, TREATMENT OPTIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, AND BENEFITS OF OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT FOR RIB INHALATION DYSFUNCTIONS.