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I've had back/neck/shoulder pain and muscle spasms for the last 5 years. what could be wrong?

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Several things: You need a thorough work up for this pain. There could be a variety of problems that could be causing your pain. I would seek out a good local orthopaedic surgeon and get an appropriate workup and treatment plan.

Dr KATABAY agreed

Answered 3/14/2016

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