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A member asked:

Shoulder blade pain and neck stiffness and cracking in the neck what could that be?

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Dr. Edward Burney answered

Shoulder, neck pain: Need to be evaluated, could be shoulder or neck related arithritis.

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Answered 3/28/2014

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