cervical rib

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Q: Cervical Rib?
Why do some people have cervical ribs? What makes them painful?

Please don’t reply if you don’t know.

A: everyone has cervical ribs that protect your spine and your neck, i dont know why its painful you must of done something to twerk them

Q: what are the chances of my kids having a cervical rib ?
I have a cervical rib on the left side of my spinal column. Just one. Neither of my parents have one, its just me. My partner doesnt have any cervical ribs either. What are the chances of my children having cervical ribs?

A: Cervical ribs do not appear to be inherited, so your children would have the usual chance for a random cervical rib, which is less than 1%.

Q: What are symptoms of cervical rib?
Does it cause your hand to go numb and if so what do you have to do to treat it, take pain medicine?

A: I found this definition for cervical rib…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cervical_rib

And then this for TOS. Hope it helps…

http://www.ecentral.com/members/rsanders/

Q: What is a small leftsided cervical rib?
Just wondering what this is , it showed up on a Xray that I just had that was accompanied by a MRI, that found a bulging cervical disc in the C5/6.

A: It’s just a tiny extra rib on the left side near your neck. Nothing to worry about. People have extra ribs and extra vertebrae (6 lumbar instead of 5).

Q: I Have a sore arm, is it related to my Cervical Rib?
i had an x ray ages ago and the doc said i had cervical rib and that it wasnt a problem and is quite uncommon. i read up about it but i read that it can put pressure on a vein in ur arm and my arms get sore from time to time like maybe once or twice a month. does anyone else have this. do u think it is related to my cervical rib???

A: Certainly a cervical rib can produce the so called “thoracic outlet syndrome” with symptoms like pain, numbness or tingling of the upper limb. Symptoms are often vague and general and may affect the whole arm. There may be a painful neck and headache too. In general is the result of compression of the neurovascular structures to your upper arm at the root of the neck or the upper thorax. The best thing to do is to see a neurologist to perform a good physical exam and evaluate any neurologic deficits. There are many other reasons to have a sore arm once a month and thoracic outlet syndrome is probably very low in that differential. If your symptoms are from time to time you may get away with keeping and eye in position related symptoms and avoid such positions.

Q: Cervical Rib/ Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Pain?
I have a cervical rib on my left side. I’ve experienced pain in my neck and arm for the past year but now the pain effects the the entire left side of my torso and also I have a swollen gland (?) under my left shoulder blade. Does any one have the same symptoms or any advice. Thank you!!!

A: Hi,

If you suffering with neck pain, I recommend you should try cervical traction. Cervical traction is often used for persons suffering from neck pain. Cervical traction are an excellent therapy for help in relieving neck pain by causing a gentle stretch to the muscles and joints.

More info about cervical traction at

http://cervicaltraction.blogspot.com/2009/06/cervical-traction-is-solution-for-neck.html

Thanks

Q: What is the quickest treatment for Cervical Rib?

A: Cervical rib: A supernumerary (extra) rib which arises from the seventh cervical vertebra. It is located above the normal first rib. A cervical rib is present in only about 1 in 200 (0.5%) of people. It may cause nerve and artery problems.

There are normally 12 pairs of ribs in all. Each pair of ribs is attached to the building blocks of the spine (the vertebrae) in the back. The 12 normal pairs of ribs consist of:

True ribs: The first seven ribs attach to the sternum (the breast bone) in the front and are known as true (or sternal) ribs.
False ribs: The lower five ribs do not directly connect to the sternum and are known as false ribs.
The presence of a cervical rib means the individual has 13 ribs: 1 cervical rib + 7 true ribs + 5 false ribs = 13 ribs.

The problem is???????

Q: Cervical Rib,.. sore neck issue?
Went to the docs and he said that the lump thing i was woried about for weeks waas a cervical rib,.. nothing serious,.. he gave me SOMA,.. muslce relaxer to take if the pain gets THAT bad,.. Been takin tylenol/ advil/ motrin in the meantime cause i work alot,.. Cant afford to be sleepy when i need to be making money,.. anyways when i swollow food or drink it feels like the muscles got pulled or something,.. it just feels a little wierd and sometimes my ear will pop randomly too eversince this bone came up,. the left side of my neck towards the back hurs,.. it feels like its pulled muscles,.. I dunno.. I dunno if the cervical rib caused my insides to shift over a bit?.. …..any ideas what this could be? Should i wait a few weeks to see what happens? help plase

A: I think you mean clavical. Cervical has to do with the cervix of the female body.

I’d have them to check to make sure it’s not dislocated or fracture. This will feel the same and will hurt. Check w/your doctor for an x-ray

Q: how safe is it to remove a cervical rib by surgery?

A: Surgery (the only way I know of to remove any rib) is relatively safe. Complications can arise based on location of arteries and major nerve bundles, but then that is frequently the motivation for the surgery in the first place (e.g., to relieve partial paralysis due to compression).

Q: Please explain thoracic outlet syndrome due to cervical rib?

A: Cervical ribs extra ribs on the last cervical vertebral body. They can cause mass effect against the subclavian artery or vein or brachial plexus. This can lead to clots in the vessels and pain. TOS can also be caused by other congenital anomalies or trauma. True TOS can be fixed by surgery

Q: 7th cervical rib,what type of developement error is it?what is the developement prosses of this?

A: I’m an x-ray tech, and I’ve seen that now and again. It’s not really an “error”, just an anomoly that happens from time to time…some people are born with an extra lumbar vertebra, some people’s aortic arch/vessel location is different than the norm, etc….Nothing to worry about at all…I do wonder if genetics has anything to do with it, or if it’s just a matter of chance.

Q: Cervical Rib Management – Physiotherapy? or Surgery?
Hi,
I’m 36 years old, female, teacher suffering from neck, shoulder and hand pain for the last 6 months. X-ray: Bilateral large complete cervical ribs, Nerve conduction study: Normal. MRI: No disc problems.
Adson’s test: Negative. I underwent Physiotherapy (Ultra sound, IFT, Trigger point release, Stretching exercises etc) for about 2 weeks. But pain and discomfort still persists. I couldn’t do over head activities (writing in notice board etc., paper corrections, washing ect.) Even at rest also I have pain especially fingers.
Physician suggested to go for decompression surgery.
Kindly help me out.
Thanking you

-Uma Shankar

A: it seems that your brechial plexus is involved, ultra sound IFT wil not help you much cause it will try to supress the pain without removing the cause for the pain.
you go for Intermittent cervical traction (ICT) fo 3 alternate days, but be careful when taking ICT, if you feel any giddiness or blurred vision or exaggeration of your symptoms ask the doc to stop the ICT immediately.don’t be over precautious, ICT if given properly is a very safe treatment.
second you go for neural tissue mobilisation, such as ULTT, with stretching of all soft tissues around neck bilaterally.
the treatment duration should be of just 6 days, if you don’t get any significant relief in 6 days then go for surgery.
don’t be over enthusiastic, be patient don’t expect miraculous changes in 6 days, there should b a good relief only.
good luck

Q: Is bilateral cervical rib fracture lethal?
Patient has no deficiency ..

A: cervical rib is a rare condition ,normally everyone has thoarcic ribs ,an extra rib arising from a cervical vertebrae is non functional ,if its fractured as long it doesnt damge any surrounding structures its ok

Q: Will it affect my aviation medical exam if I have an extra cervical rib and a straight neck(Military Neck)?

A: No, the doctor won’t even find the extra (?) rib, and most likely won’t be concerned with your neck unless you point it out.

He/she will be looking mainly at your heart, lungs, ears, eyes, and depth perception, as well as muscle reflexes. If you aren’t obviously deformed you probably won’t have anything to worry about.

Me

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Peace
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A: ditto.

Peace!

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