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Does osteoarthritis affect other joints besides the knees like the neck or on the back of head cuz it hurts when i turn to the left?

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Dr. Rick Pospisil answered

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Osteoarthrits: Osteoarthritis means wear of a joint ( connection between bones where motion occurs) irrespective of its location . Thus we can be affected in any joint by pain, stiffness. Muscle spasm, of varying amounts of severity and length of time it lasts.

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Answered 12/27/2015

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A member asked:

Does osteoarthritis affect other joints besides the knees like the neck or on the back of head cuz it hurts when i turn to the left?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rick Pospisil answered

Dr Oleary agreed

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