"Muscle Energy of the Ribs" is an Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine technique used to treat dysfunctional ribs.The 5-minute Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Consult, Millicent King Channell, David C. MasonChaitow, Leon, Helge Franke, and Leon Chaitow. "MET for Rib Dysfunction (p. 192)." Muscle Energy Techniques. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2013. N. pag. Print.
When treating each rib with muscle energy, assistance with local muscles is elicited as follows:
Rib MuscleOsteopathic Medicine Recall, Andrew D. Mosier, Dai Kohara. Visual reference Method of activation 1 Anterior and middle scalenes Look straight ahead and lift head anterior 2 Posterior scalenes Turn head 30 degrees away and lift anterior 3-5 Pectoralis minor Push ipsilateral elbow towards opposite ASIS. 6-8 Serratus Anterior Push arm anteriorly 9-11 Latissimus dorsi Patient pushes the ipsilateral arm into adduction against resistance. 12 Quadratus Lumborum Patient pushes the ipsilateral arm into adduction against resistance.
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