Chiropractors/stomach pains below breasts

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Expert: - 5/21/2010


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Hello.  A few days ago, my brother squeezed me very hard and we heard 2 pops.  I thought it was my ribs but my stomach muscle has swollen up and it is very painful.  When i take deep breaths, sneeze, or cough it hurts.  I am referring to the muscle directly under my breasts.

Please help and thank you.

Answer
It looks like you've experienced a tearing of the sternal cartilage, the tissue which connects the breastbone to your ribs in the front of the body.

You should see your primary medical doctor or chiropractor to determine if you need an x-ray, to rule out a possible rib facture.

If it's just the cartilage which has torn, then rest and anti-inflammatory medications are often prescribed.

I hope that this helps to answer your question.

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Gerald Anzalone, D.C.

Expertise

I can answer questions about musculoskeletal-based, evidence-based chiropractic practice.

Experience

13 years of chiropractic practice; currently practicing in an integrative medicine clinic.

Organizations
West Hartford Group, a think-tank that has put forth a model of chiropractic care that is consistent with that of the World Federation of Chiropractic and the Chiropractic Strategic Planning Conference. This model is of the chiropractic physician as the spinal health care expert within the health care system, i.e. society’s non-surgical spine specialist.

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Chiropractic Products magazine

Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts, Fordham University, 1991. Doctor of Chiropractic, New York Chiropractic College, 1997.

Awards and Honors
Fordham University: Scripps Howard Journalism Award. New York Chiropractic College: Clinic Award. University of Sint Eustatius School of Medicine: University Award for participation as student president of the Integrative Medicine Program.

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