| Re-aggravated old ribcage injury | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 19 2006, 02:41 AM (261 Views) | |
| Hoss Fuentes | Nov 19 2006, 02:41 AM Post #1 |
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It's an old thing that never healed I guess. The pain is located on the right side in the front of the ribcage down near the floating rib. Everytime I try to Deadlift over 400lbs I hear a crack or a pop and I hurt a little bit (2-3 out of 10) for a few days if I don't squat or pull anything from the floor and the injured feeling goes away in about 3 weeks. If I push it though, look out. It can get as bad as a cracked rib with pain breathing, walking, sitting etc. I'm just coming back after a 5+ year layoff and thought it had gone away. I was wrong. Any thoughts on what it might be and if I can ever deadlift heavy again? |
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| Jamie | Nov 22 2006, 11:11 PM Post #2 |
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First Moderator on the SDF; first to have moderator title revoked.
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Honestly, I'd go to a doctor, man. Have you? |
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| MaxPower | Nov 23 2006, 12:46 AM Post #3 |
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Follower of Branigann's Law
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2nd what Jamie said. Something hasn't healed right. |
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| Hoss Fuentes | Nov 23 2006, 01:08 AM Post #4 |
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Thanks for the replies. I'm not avoiding the doc, I just don't know what an MD can do for something like this. You can't throw a cast around it and meds aren't really going to help. In fact, it's not really a big deal. I can squat, OHP, PP, powerclean, sprint and do pullups and dips full-bore (for me) without any re-aggravation. Hell, I can even box and take body shots ok. That's enough for everyone and if I can't deadlift heavy anymore, eh. I guess I was just hoping someone had experienced it and there was some way around it or there was something I was doing wrong that was the cause. Oh yeah, I'm pretty tall and I was doing a clean style dead with a very low starting position. I rekon the compression from that is what's causing the problem. I'm gonna give it one more go in a month or two with a PL style higher hips type start and see if that helps. Great site, by the way. |
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| Caber McJock | Nov 23 2006, 03:43 PM Post #5 |
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I agree
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It would be a good idea to a least have it diagnosed though. Maybe try front squats and sumo pulls, you're more upright on those. |
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| Hoss Fuentes | Nov 23 2006, 08:31 PM Post #6 |
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I think you're 100% right about the fronts. Sumo? Meh. Now that I think about it, I had it sort of diagnosed after it happened. A guy put his head right on the spot when I was laying out to tip the ball back to our number 8 during my final match. I heard the same crack/pop then. It was much worse, I couldn't breathe without 6-7 out of 10 pain for weeks. It healed up fine after that and a doc looked at it later while he was checking out my knee and thought the rib hadn't broken but that I probably tore some cartilage between the ribs. I guess I just have a perm weak link there. |
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| GrantB | Nov 23 2006, 09:11 PM Post #7 |
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Grant is a magnificent bastard
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Could be costal chondritis. I was looking into this when I had my problems with the xiphoid process. http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic487.htm |
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| Hoss Fuentes | Nov 23 2006, 11:39 PM Post #8 |
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Much Appreciated, Grant!! That sounds like exactly what I have. I just wish the suggested treatment was better than "stay away from what done it". I'm gonna do the fronts and give the ol' PL high-hips DL a try after the symptoms go to zero. |
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| MaxPower | Nov 24 2006, 02:22 PM Post #9 |
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Follower of Branigann's Law
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Never had that exam before. |
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| Hoss Fuentes | Nov 24 2006, 05:39 PM Post #10 |
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This is the guy who did the exam. He's fucking brilliant!!
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