http://www.prohealth.com/library/showarticle.cfm?libid=16557
Something to do with a tender spot between two ribs that only ME/CFS participants had.
Something to do with a tender spot between two ribs that only ME/CFS participants had.
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Could they be talking about the "Perrin Point"? I went to a lecture by Dr Perrin a couple of years ago and he mentioned a painful spot just above the left nipple that he believes is caused by a problem with the lymphatic system. I have it. If you were able to look at yourself from the front it would in the 10 o'clock position about an inch or so away from your left nipple. Does anyone else have it?
Maybe this research was just a cruel joke to get ME patients poking their nipples :innocent1:
But seriously, I found a spot in that area too. On the left side it produces sharp pain when I poke it, which feels quite a bit different than tender points.
I think it's a little tougher for us girls to find it since the nipples aren't a particularly reliable reference point. For me it's at the top of the breast, where things are a little thicker but nowhere near full boobage is in the way. About an inch (or two centimeters) left of the center of the ribcage.
Maybe the key point is that both Perrin and the new study point to problems in the lymphatic circulation as the triggers for these sensitive or painful areas. Cheney's rebounders to the rescue!Or lymphatic massage... Chris
Towards the armpit? i have tender points all over my ribs both above and below the breast on the left side. Sometimes i get sore lumps appearing too especially on the left below the breast.
Perhaps i should stop looking for it -after all I know i have M.E.
I've not followed through here but one would think collapsing in the street just might be an indication of a problem somewhere.
(though I appreciate the Perrin technique - not cure - may aid symptoms)