Anterior Rib Tender Points

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Counterstrain Review

Before proceeding to learning about the different counterstrain treatment techniques for each of the Anterior Rib Tender Points, you may wish to review our Overview to Counterstrain here.

All tender points in the following images depict right-sided tender points.

AR1

Treatment: Flexion,
Sidebend Toward, Rotate Toward (F St RT)

Tender Point	Location
AR1 Mandible	1st Chondrosternal Articulation (Below the Clavicle)

AR2

Treatment: Flexion,
Sidebend Toward, Rotate Toward (F St RT)

Tender Point	Location
AR2	On the superior aspect of the second rib at the midclavicular line

AR3-10 Counterstrain

Treatment: Flexion,
Sidebend Toward, Rotate Toward (F St RT)

Tender Point	Location
AR 3-10	Anterior Axillary Line, On Rib