Slipping Rib

When the ribs shift from their usual position due to the movement of the ligaments holding the ribs, such a condition is known as slipped rib syndrome. It mainly occurs in the last or lower three ribs. Symptoms include breathing problems, intermittent abdominal pain, and back pain. Pain intensifies with activities like coughing, sneezing, rolling, lifting, bending, stretching, etc. Weakness of chest ligaments is one of the causes. Steroid and Botulinum injections, prolotherapy, and ultrasound therapy are the available treatment modalities.