Cervical rib

[Jeaniem130]

I have not seen my Dr yet but my xray states there is a cervical rib. Osteophytes encroaching on the right neuroframinal at C4-C5. I have been having pain and tingling in my fingers. Anyone hear of the cervical rib?

[LancashireLad1]

Hi , i have Cervical Myelopathy and had two operations to fuse c3c4c5 and have a lot of ongoing issues but i haven't heard Cervical rib , you can have breathing problems if you have cord compression.

[SheilaDugan Administrator]

cervical rib, also known as a "neck rib" or "supernumerary rib in the cervical region," is a congenital overdevelopment of the transverse process of a cervical spine vertebra. Cervical ribs tend to occur in approximately 0.5 to 1% of the population. They are commonly attached to the seventh cervical vertebra. They vary in size, shape, attachment sites, and can occur unilaterally or bilaterally. Most cervical ribs go unnoticed throughout life and are clinically irrelevant. However, in some cases, they can cause localized pain and compress surrounding structures, leading to necessary intervention.

This was taken from this ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK5....

Have you seen your physician yet?

[Jeaniem130 in reply to SheilaDugan]

My Dr just said I could go to P T and see a specialist and prescribed pregabalin. He will not order an mri😑