Will chronic bad cough cause subluxation of chest?

Question

Hello doctor,

I have had tingling pain all over my body for weeks. The pain, however, is mainly located in my chest. I have almost had any heart disease ruled out. Can a bad cough for a few weeks cause subluxation? Should you be able to feel a subluxation? Do all vertical subluxations show up on X-rays? What is the rate of patients who come into chiropractic treatment with subluxations? And can subluxation cause deep chest pain or pain in various areas of the body?

Please help.

Thank you.

Answer 1

Hello,

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Yes, cough can lead to rib head subluxation, although not a common mechanism of subluxation but cases are seen in patients with vigorous coughing episodes. Careful palpation of the region can point to the abnormality, they usually go back into place on their own, if not they should be best dealt with by a chiropractor or orthopedic surgeon.

Self-adjustment techniques are available over the internet through videos and images but a lot of people find it hard to learn or perform them in the first instance. Rib subluxation is usually anterior or posterior, hard to visualize on X-ray, and is mainly clinically diagnosed from history and examination. These subluxations come quite often to chiropractors or orthopedic surgeons but do not cause pain in various areas of the body or tingling all over the body.

I hope this helps.

Please let me know if you need any help.

Thank you.