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Painful Legs And Neck. What Is The Reason?
hello doctor , am nadia from morocco, my mamy suffer from romatesm, she has a pain in her leges her neck, she made analyses and the doctor gives her some medicine to calm down the pain. but the problem now is that there is something like bones appear in her legs and her neck. my question doctor is what is the reasons of this bones.thank you doctor.
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It must be the bony spikes that are concerning your mother. These are osteophytes - an age related degenerative change in the joints causing the joint pains and stiffness.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
It must be the bony spikes that are concerning your mother. These are osteophytes - an age related degenerative change in the joints causing the joint pains and stiffness.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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