10 Osteoarthritis Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
Symptom #8: Back Pain
The spine is basically composed of a long staff of interlinking joints. Once you start to lose the cartilage that connects your joints together, you will begin to experience pain and discomfort, and this is especially true for the back.
Usually people won’t experience serious pain until the later phases of osteoarthritis. However, patients have noted that they experience pain and weakness even in the earlier phases of osteoarthritis. This pain can be accentuated if there is weight pressed on the vertebrae indirectly from the use of another joint or bone.
The deformity of cartilage can also be particularly problematic for the back, greatly impeding your range of motion.
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