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A member asked:
When neck bent forward, can feel bony, roundish lump on back of neck. could this be c1, 2 or 3 vertebrae? do any of them normally protrude more?
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Maybe c7: You should. It feel upper cervical vertebrae easily.nthe bump,should be at c7 because this does protrude a bit more than the others . See a chiropractor, or pmr doc to determine if your alignment is correct or abnormal. A treatment program will follow
Answered 8/26/2016
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