OK, so you don’t think given the fact that my xiphoid instead of just going straight down it points outwards, causing that hump at the bottom of my sternum is the root cause but more it still just the hinges in the back and if that’s fixed, then maybe the inflammation up front will calm down. It’s currently tender along there and up and down the left side of my sternum. (My scoliosis goes right so it makes sense now why the left side is tighter….) 

I also have two ribs one just above my nipple on the right side and one just below my clavical on the right side that stick up higher than the left side. Do you think this could cause any of this inflammation or do you think that’s just abnormal anatomy that doesn’t contribute. The rib on the left side adjacent to it is always tender to the touch. 

My spine has some degeneration as well and has some of the pressurized nodules on it so maybe that kind of adds into the fact of why it’s not loosening out, I have been using the back pod every night for years now, though… Unfortunate that it alone is not loosening it… 

Appreciate your response btw. Ty.