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What could rib upper back and arms and hands pain and tightness be? no difference when resting or exercising i m often stressed and anxious but tipically doesn't happen when i m anxious?

Q: what could rib upper back and arms and hands pain and tightness be? no difference when resting or exercising i m often stressed and anxious but tipically doesn't happen when i m anxious?

: Muscle tension could cause dull ache, and often relieved with massage. If lift weights as part of your exercising that may explain the places where you have the aches and tightness.

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Dr. Tinuola Adeyanju answered

Muscle tension could cause dull ache, and often relieved with massage. If lift weights as part of your exercising that may explain the places where you have the aches and tightness.

Answered 10/20/2022

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A member asked:

What could rib upper back and arms and hands pain and tightness be? no difference when resting or exercising i m often stressed and anxious but tipically doesn't happen when i m anxious?

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