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why does vitamin c deficiency cause back pain?
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Dr. Jose Barreto answered
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 14 years experience
Disc health: The hypothesis is that since vitamin c is important for collagen health and intervertebral discs have collagen, then having low levels of vitamin d can lead to deficient collagen and connective tissue and thus degenerative discs and pain. www.otwithmd.com.
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