Osteoarthritis of the spine may cause stiffness or pain in the neck or back. It may also cause weakness or numbness in the legs or arms if it is severe enough to affect spinal nerves or the spinal ...

Back pain caused by OA of the spine is often worse when sitting upright or standing. It usually improves when lying down. Some people who have osteoarthritis of the spine don’t have any symptoms.

Staying at your recommended weight helps prevent osteoarthritis of the knees, hips, and spine, reduces the stress on these weight-bearing joints, and reduces pain in joints already affected.

Upper back pain between the shoulder blades may result from poor posture or muscle strain. However, it can also stem from more serious problems with the spine, such as scoliosis or osteoarthritis.

Study: Low back pain and osteoarthritis pain: a perspective of estrogen. Image Credit: Sasan Paraksa / Shutterstock.com. Introduction to LBP, OA, IVDD, and FJOA. LBP and OA are significant health ...

I have been told I have degenerative osteoarthritis in my spine in C2,C4,C5,C6,C7 also I have been battling pain in my right shoulder. I love sport, running,cycling and swimming and have an Iron Man ...

Middle back pain occurs below the neck and above the bottom of the rib cage in an area called the thoracic spine. There are 12 back bones — the T1 to T12 vertebrae — located in this area.

Objectives (1) To determine the prevalence of spine and upper limb osteoarthritis (OA) and pain in retired Olympians; (2) identify risk factors associated with their occurrence and (3) compare with a ...