Why Your First Rib is Holding You Back

[@WeAreLight05]

Excellent info here. Took me like 2 years to figure out that I actually had TOS. Mainly from vdieo gaming, work and the lifting 5 days a week. Gotta stretch. Took about 8 months but I'm doing better.

[@marcusmatthews8255]

Same here. From using a laptop trackpad and lifting. Yeah, it takes months to resolve

[@lindalee1972]

I'd never heard of first rib release but tried it since I've had chronic pain in this area on my left side for years. OMIGOSH... this was the answer! Had to make do with a stretchy exercise band but it worked. Thank you thank you thank you. 👵🏻

[@ThePrehabGuys]

So so happy that you are feeling better! That first rib sometimes gets overlooked but glad you are already noticing an improvement! Stay consistent with it!

[@jenniferg3251]

Wow. I've been having neck pain and limited shoulder movement for quite a while. I finally went to PT recently and they said I lacked mobility in the first rib on that side. Your explanation made so much sense, and thank you for the stretches I'm going to give them a try.

[@jamesredding9410]

Dr. Lauren is a great addition to the team! Great vid! 🔥

[@jojojaykay]

Yeah she’s hot

[@hioxd]

@@jojojaykay I cant help but look at a certain line. I dont know why they design pants like that. But yeah she cool and well spoken.

[@susiannia]

no more prehab "guys"?

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Thank you so much, we really appreciate that!

[@Stoffendous]

Totally hot!

[@Hyperdriveuk]

Awesome- extremely effective! The best video on First Rib (and TOS) exercises I've come across.

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Amazing! So glad you liked it! This is such a topic that needs to be discussed and often times, people don't even know they are dealing with first rib issues! Share with a friend who may need it and be sure to subscribe! Great stuff dropping weekly!

[@49pickles]

I finally had mine removed after 3 years of PT. Still do PT when I need to, but surgery isn’t always a bad idea.

[@49pickles]

I would add that if you avoid the PT before or after the surgery you could end up with other problems as the parts of your body that are compensating for your DISCOMFORT because compromised themselves.

[@beatz3279]

How did you go after rib removal and what symptoms resolved for you. My rib is not where it should be and 1st rib is fused over the 2nd hence no mobility to move it with these exercises. I have come to terms with surgery as option now due to arm feeling like its in vice and unable to do much even typing this hand claws up around phone. Neck shoudler and chest all hocked up and soo strained painful and tight so assume removing rib will release this and hopefuly then can strenghten the shoulder and area once i can move more freely

[@49pickles]

@@beatz3279 I felt a difference immediately after waking up from surgery. For about a year though I was in a different kind of pain healing from the surgery. I still have numbness in my elbow to some degree, but not in the fingers. Both arms are the same temperature. I can lay flat on my back. The incision has been numb since the surgery and I have to do a lot of stretching to manage. Overall, I would do it again.

[@michaelsenft3608]

This is excellent and very credible - “physician, heal thyself”. I had a very bad massage, person pushed neck away while pulling on arm, and i have not been same since. I will be going to Hospital for Special Surgery for confirm I don’t have cervical issue; but these exercises are providing relief of something that is now almost 8 weeks chronic. I am convinced I have long term fasciae issues that have contributed to first rib problems, and ultimately have destroyed shoulders. I am old, but not dead yet!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Michael this is great! Thanks so much for reaching out and sharing your story! So happy to hear that you are finding some relief with these exercises! We are rooting for you!

[@suemaben5905]

Great suggestions - I've been in terrible right neck/shoulder pain from that first rib, and these exercises are helping!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Yay so glad to hear it, Sue! Keep it up!

[@skii6152]

the supine first rib mobilization felt so good almost immediate relief in my collarbone

[@ThePrehabGuys]

It's definitely one of our favorites!

[@Hasans01]

Very useful tips specially the first exercise..wow

[@ThePrehabGuys]

So glad you enjoyed!

[@Tyler_Egan]

Thank you for all that you guys do. This video is great!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Dah thanks, Tyler for continuing to support and follow along!

[@leonardochaves3812]

Great exercises!!! Helped me a lot!!! Thank you

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Thank you, keep it up!

[@peterbisaro9454]

Awesome stretches. Instant relief thanks.

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Awesome Peter so glad to hear it!

[@Crism319]

Thank you

[@jeffsaraiva7099]

Very helpful, thank you!

[@Martin-qb2mw]

Amazing stuff thank you.

[@simonegroezinger845]

oh yeah....that first rib is straight out of hell at times!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

It can be problematic that's for sure! Dealing with some first rib stuff now as we speak!

[@myscout11247]

Great content! Thanks for sharing!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@spencerhanson7808]

I also use a peanut roller in the upper thoracic area and that feels wonderful.

[@spencerhanson7808]

To intensify the massage, I put the roller to the area I need, and then I slide my body (not lifting my body) slightly to the side opposing the area I want to target. And then I move the shoulder throughout its range of motion. This really gets next to and almost under the scapula.

[@ThePrehabGuys]

That is a great exercise as well!

[@Shakespearespaniel]

This is great, but I wasn't sure about the supine exercise, since I don't have the mobility to get my arm up and back. Should I be doing this exercise?

[@fsfs2778]

Do you guys have videos on strengthening the teres minor and infraspinatus? Love the vids!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Thanks for the kind words! We gotchu theprehabguys.com/exercises-for-rotator-cuff-injury/

[@barbaragdisis4606]

So this is happening after I broke my humorous at the top near shoulder socket. I have the strap,, these other exercises are helpful..Hardcastle on a 10 pound limit..Last 3 fingers tingle

[@Tony-jb8ue]

Thank you so much for sharing this video for us. I believe this is the exact issue I have been dealing with for a long time. The issues for me are on my left side of my neck only. In that area where you pointed out is where it hurts for me also. For me it comes and goes and sometimes it is really bad and other times not so much. Depends a lot on what I am doing that causes it to flair up a lot more so. Since I have had this issue I can't do regular bench press with the bench bar anymore. It really starts to hurt to use the bench bar but can do dumbbells instead and it does not bother me to much at all. I will try these stretches now and see how it feels after doing them for awhile. Hopefully this will help loosen this up more so I don't keep having this issue. Do you think this will be an issue I will always have to deal with or do you think by doing these stretches will help it enough so it goes away. Just so you know I do a lot of lifting and for me I am trying to put more size on and do some semi heavy weight at times.

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Tony, yes give these exercises a go and let us know how things end up! We hope that they provide you with some relief!

[@ChrisGreeceChris]

So how it went?

[@worksmarter6418]

How did it go

[@jassingh6744]

Great

[@mrgreenbudz37]

Can that First Rib also cause cervical vertigo? My neck is really tight and when I turn too quick I feel dizzy. This is a real strange and scary feeling. Thank you.

[@beatz3279]

I have to get a rib removed as nothing was working and scan shows my rib was born deformed its fused over to the 2nd rib so explains why i havbt bee able to get releif. I am terrified about surgery but assume it will help in my case

[@saskiabartscht]

HI, WHERE DID U PUT THE BALL? UNDER ?

[@swadeshkarki7481]

I do foam roll on neck that's better I think

[@alison5477]

Can an elevated first rib cause pain in both SC and AC joints? Or anywhere along the clavicle? Have some TOS symptoms and tight scalene and suspect my first rib being elevated is the problem. Thanks for the video!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Yes there could definitely be some correlation here, Alison! We have a great KZbin video on TOS if interested, definitely recommend looking into it when you get a second but stay consistent with this stuff! Consistency is key here!

[@qkcam45]

how often do you do these exercises? everytime i try to lift that first rib gets to me . thank you for the great lessons here!

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Hey! Trying these exercises everyday is a good start if you are feeling discomfort with lifting! Let us know how things go for you!

[@qkcam45]

@@ThePrehabGuys thank you! will do ! i dont have a bar but i have a strap

[@bibiklaassen2971]

The placement of the lacrosse ball is really hard to see; could you show it on instagram once more in a better closeup?

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Thank you for the feedback, Bibi! And for following along on Instagram! We will definitely see if we can make that improvement!

[@bethrobbins5622]

Any alternative exercise if you don't have access to a bar? Thanks

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Using a thicker resistance band is a great way to work on mobilizing this area if you don't have acces to a bar!

[@bethrobbins5622]

@@ThePrehabGuys thank you!!

[@Stoffendous]

When I tilt my head back diagonally towards my right shoulder I get this sharp pain telling me to stop right now. Is this indicative of first rib issues? The pain I feel kind of radiates through my right arm by the way.

[@ThePrehabGuys]

theprehabguys.com/neck-mid-back-program/ this would be great for you!

[@michellecamero3124]

I have a left neckpain for about 3months now, will this help?

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Yes! Give this a try and let us know how it goes.

[@blvckjack8661]

I had pain in that area also some numbness in fingers for two months, i did this and boom it's gone, but tell me please is it related to one clavicle (the problematic side) being more elevated than the other?

[@ThePrehabGuys]

So glad you are feeling better! It's hard to say without a thorough evaluation of what the root cause may be for you but what we do know is consistency with these type of exercises is key! Definitely stick with em!

[@crossborderz]

Hi, I did the seated strap 1st rib mobilization and suddenly i can move freely without pain at the traps. But the next day it hurts again and i try again, it didnt work anymore? How? I have no numbness or tingling, just pain at the traps due to TOS

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Hey Adrian, stay consistent with it! Unfortunately, rehab isn't a "one time fix." Happy you had some relief though! Keep it up!

[@feudist]

Is the rib supposed to move? Is that what you mean by “mobilize”?

[@ThePrehabGuys]

You will get slight movement of the first rib in the joint space and work on improving tissue mobility in the area!

[@SS-hb2fo]

🙏👍👍👍💞🌷

[@fredatlas4396]

Is that your real name LynASS

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Yes it is!

[@l.farmer1268]

The audio mixing😢😢

[@ThePrehabGuys]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@MihalisNavara]

It's so strange the fact that nobody talks about how cute she is...

[@ericcartmansstrengthandpow5960]

Well we aren't simps so...

[@MihalisNavara]

Appreciating an attractive woman's cuteness is not the definition of simping, as I know...

[@_Delta_P_]

I’d give her a first rib.

[@paulovski]

A naturally occuring anatomical structure is holding you back? Sound plausible? What is the pathology that the first rib is causing? This is just 'content' for contents sake...

[@ThePrehabGuys]

If the first rib is slightly elevated, which it can become from posture, forward head positioning, various sports or movement patterns, it can cause some irritation and discomfort of the surrounding structures! This can lead to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and other various diagnosis. Defnitely not saying that the first rib alone will hold you back, but if positioned poorly, it could lead to a few things!

[@zod900]

Am hyper-mobile with a rotator cuff injury in my past, rib subluxations & collarbone instability. I can assure you that naturally occurring anatomical structures can hold you back. I have to step into my bra to put it on. If I lift in front or over my head, my collar pone pops out. My vision blurs, I can't sing high anymore, get migraines, SCM triggers, numbness..

[@publicserviceannouncement4777]

I've been going to chiropractors for years with no improvement. If I didn't work for my mom, I would've lost my place to live. I can barely take care of myself or my daughter. If it wasn't for KZbin videos I probably would've never figured out the problem!