OK, I'm desperate, and this forum is a great source of well-informed, obscure medical information. I am in serious pain. I've had back problems for five years and a frozen shoulder for over two. I am doing physical therapy to help--just gentle exercises. My arm has pretty much regained its range. But in the last two months my ribs started coming off. They keep getting displaced--kind of popping off my spine-- and about every two weeks my chiropractor puts 4 or 5 of them back on. He says the muscles in my left shoulder are pulling my spine and won't relax. The last session left me so sore that I could hardly breathe. I went in for x rays and they showed nothing. I am using Tylenol (can't do NSAIDS) and ice packs and I am at my wit's end. Nobody has any ideas and I don't know what to do short of not moving anymore.

Is this related to celiac/nutritional problems? Does anyone else have this?

Hi,

Recently my close friend was telling me about diabetes. He has it. He said that diabetics are much more likely to get frozen sholulder. Also that it takes someone longer with diabetes to heal from frozen shoulder. Have you been tested for diabetes? I would consider it if you haven't.

I do think this could be connected to gluten intolerance. I have had joint pain since 10. I am now 32. As a child it was in my knees. As an adult it is in my left shoulder(for over 12 years now). I stopped eating gluten about 2 months ago. Since then my pain has subsided. It is not gone or even close to it, but I haven't had any horrible pain in about a month!!! Once I got glutened and it caused some pain, but not to severe. I also have some of the problems you have. My muscles pull my spine out of place and several ribs. I do not have frozen shoulder. I have continued to have a range of movement, but lots of pain. I love my chiropractor and would probably be crippled without them. Seriously. My physical therapist says my problems are muscular and that my joint appears to work fine. Also my spine can be straightened with PT. Very weird. But my muscles are use to going all tweaky. I am hoping that as time goes on being gluten free, this will continue to get better. I know over the years that the stronger I was from weight bearing exercises, the less of a problem it was.
I got a Trigger Point Massage. My physical therapist recommended it. I highly recommend it . It didn't always feel good, but was very effective in helping my muscles be in their right place. To get the full benefit, it would be best to get it on a regular basis for awhile. Other massage hasn't done that for me, though it feels good.

Good luck, I don't know if this helps any. Good luck

That really helps. Tweaky is a good word for it. My muscles just don't let go. Anyway, thanks so much.