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A 32-year-old member asked:

Straightening of the mid cervical lordosis with muscle spasm or strain means what?

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Dr. William Nall
Sports Medicine 17 years experience
Xray: This is just a xray comment that states your muscles are tight causing the spine to look more flat than it normally would if your muscles were not tight. The neck normally has a curvature to it, when tight muscles are pulling on it, they will straighten out the curve so to speak.
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Last updated May 24, 2019

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