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Can Extra Cervical Ribs, Cause Muscle Twitch/spams?

I have an extra set of cervical ribs in my neck. Recently I have been experiencing tremors. It is like my whole body shakes internally... through my torso, arms, hands and legs. I feel it at rest and through the day. There is not really any pain to speak of but a bit of a stiff feeling in my neck and upper back. Could cervical rib pressure on spine cause something like this? I have noticed too that my thumbs seem particularly funny= they sometimes just jerk on their own - like a big muscle twitch or spasm... I have seen that the extra ribs can cause these symptoms of the arms but can it affect the whoel body this way? Thanks
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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