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How can you stop neck soreness/stiffness & pain in shoulders?

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Dr. Ron Jones answered

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Depends: Depends on why this is occuring. Hate to keep punting on this, but at your young age, you need to find out what is causing this. A good place to always start is your pcp. Some things just cannot be answered safely without a look.

Answered 3/26/2013

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