i will look for more articles about that. There is no "proven" answer. Every surgeon is different. I think the most important and hardest thing is trying to find out what is causing your problems. If it is just the cervical ribs, then you might not need anything else removed.if there are any more tests that you need to do before surgery to help decipher all of this is paramount in my opinion. You would hope that the surgeons would require this,but i have found this is not always the case. If you do come to socal,i would recommend you see dr. Jordan as he is an excellent diagnostician.

In my case, adjusting the first rib down (hooray for dr. Ando)has solved(for now) most of my scalene and shoulder muscle problems. Now i need to concentrate on the nerve issues in my arm and hand which may be bp or ulnar.