(VIDEO INSIDE) Pain Referral Pattern for the SC Joint and Treatment for Dysfunction

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Here’s some research from The Journal of Rheumatology documenting pain referral patterns of the Sternoclavicular Joint tissues.

“The composite maps derived from our data demonstrate that irritation of the SCJ provokes somatic pain locally over the joint as well as referred pain to various ipsilateral anatomical locations.

The pain patterns obtained in this study overlap those of the acromioclavicular joint, subacromial space and cervical nerves. Hence, SCJ pain would need to be considered in the differential diagnosis of pain from these structures and their referred anatomical sites.”

Treatment for the SC Joint in an Anterior Inferior Dysfunctional Position