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I have strong pains once in year . it is a spasm . my back hurts i feel the pain in chest and in stomach also. could it be vagus nerve?

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Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

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Yes and no: Yes muscle spasm could cause a variety of symptoms to a different part of the body that the only thing they have in common is muscle. No it is not the vagus nerve , the vagus nerve does not affect the skeletal muscle only the visceral muscle.

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Answered 10/11/2015

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A member asked:

I have strong pains once in year . it is a spasm . my back hurts i feel the pain in chest and in stomach also. could it be vagus nerve?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. M. Hytham Beck answered

Dr Burns agreed

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