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24yr old-past 3 months, neck/back (spine) r stiff & crack/rub anytime i breathe/move ect, sometimes get weird taste in mouth when neck cracks. ideas?

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Possible subluxatio: Get additional cervical & basal fossa mri, and neurological consult.

Dr Jacobson agreed

Answered 4/12/2020

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