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1274661 tn?1301868321

Curious if any of you have this!

Hello Chiari Family,
My herniation is worse on my right side and I am always in awful pain in the right occipital area, it extends into the right side of my neck and shoulder and up into temple area.
I have noticed that my right shoulder is visibly longer (length from neck to end of shoulder) than the left causing my right hand and breast to hang lower on that side. I thought perhaps everyone has this as we all have a dominant side but I have checked with family and they are all completely symmetrical. Just curious if any of you have this? Thanks!
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620923 tn?1452915648
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  Cool, I find this very interesting too : )
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1274661 tn?1301868321
Thanks Selma. That is very interesting! I just have to find my tape measure :) I'll let you know what I come up with.
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620923 tn?1452915648
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  Hi... I had issues with my left side, never took notice if that side was longer or diff then my right, just know I had more pain there.
So I have always felt we  were a more asymmetrical as we do have a few things that can be diff such as a left foot can be slightly diff in size the the right....and with chiari many tonsils r longer on one side, they usually r not both the same length...JMHO

As for science, it says we r symmetrical in CM and by heads...here is a link u can use to see if u r off check it out and see.

http://science-mattersblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/measurement-symmetrical-human-body.html

  Let me know what u find out.
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