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The 54-year-old Mr. Lau suddenly felt discomfort with chest pain and pressure when taking a deep breath. He went to the emergency department for medical treatment. There were no abnormalities in his electrocardiogram, blood pressure test and lung x-ray examination. The doctor diagnosed muscle inflammation and gave him anti-inflammatory drugs and painkillers. After taking the medicine for four days, the course of the disease has not improved much, and the heartache is still painful after taking a deep breath, especially when turning to sleep at night, where he felt chest pain and chest tightness. After examination and careful questioning, it was found that the patient often had to move heavy objects at work. Causing the thoracic vertebrae to be misaligned due to the inflammation of the ribs and the muscles of the thoracic vertebrae due to improper force.
Case Analysis
When people feel chest pain, they immediately associate it with whether they have heart disease or chest problems. However, it turns out that inflammation of the soft tissues of the ribs and misalignment of the thoracic spine can also cause chest discomfort, especially when breathing deeply which can aggravate chest pain. However, patients with heart disease generally rarely experience chest pain when breathing deeply. Inflammation of the ribs and soft tissues is usually caused by improper force when moving objects, excessive force when coughing, or impact on the rib cage.
Since Mr. Lau’s job requires moving objects for a long time, repeated actions and improper force can easily cause inflammation of the rib cage and joint pain of the ribs. The first place for the patient’s pain is the chest, which can be easily confused with chest and lung diseases.
Inflammation of the soft tissues of the ribs is usually caused by an improper force when moving objects, excessive force when coughing, or impact on the rib cage.
Treatment
In addition to the use of drugs to relieve pain and decrease inflammation, some alternative treatments can be carried out on the affected area of the ribs to increase the blood circulation of the affected area. At the same time, chiropractor uses manual therapy to correct the misalignment of the thoracic spine and accelerate the healing of the affected area. Patients can usually experience chest pain greatly improved after two to three treatments.
Weight Lifting Postures
When working：
Working Posture： Poor working posture or body movement. Such as, the object you are holding need to be closed to the body, and the movement requires twisting the body, bending or stretching up, moving up and down greatly, or carrying a long distance with bare hands.
Moving objects: Pushing or pulling large objects excessively can easily cause physical damage.
Repetitive or long-term movements: Repeating certain movements frequently or for a long time, or speeding up movements to increase efficiency, without enough rest to restore the body, will also increase the chance of physical injury.
