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Emotional rib pain
Jacquelyn Cole, DC
Corpus Christi, Texas
A patient came in who was suffering from chronic rib and mid back pain for 3 years. The pain started around the time she gave birth. She had been to several doctors but got no relief with any treatment.
As I was checking her, I noticed a strong grief pattern. I asked about postpartum depression; since giving birth is usually happy, I asked about depression instead. It turned out her mother had committed suicide shortly before she gave birth, and she was missing her mother terribly during the birth.
After adjusting for the pattern, she felt immediate relief for the first time in 3 years! She now feels great and hardly ever comes in, but has sent several people since her visit.
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