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Are cervical levoscoliosis, arthritis, lumbar degenerative discs and fibromyalgia related?

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Yes and no: Scoliosis and osteoarthritis, including degenerative discs, are related. Fibromyalgia is not directly related to the other issues.

Answered 3/5/2015

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Dr. Laurence Badgley answered

Specializes in General Practice

Can be: ? Whether cervical scoliosis, arthritis & lumbar DDD are related to fibromyalgia, FM. One of the multiple co-factors seemingly co-causal of FM is global muscle atrophy & weakness, leading to widespread myalgia & tender points in spastic muscles repetitively stressed/injured by gravitational forces. Painful skeletal derangements can incite sedentariness with loss of muscle mass/tone. Gravity Rules.

Answered 10/21/2018

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