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May 31, 2009 - 7:31pm
Anonymous
osteoarthritis in neck and whiplash

i have moderate osteoarthritis in my neck, the other night i got a minor whiplash in a minor accident. will the whiplash make the oa worse?

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May 31, 2009 - 9:55pm
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jay911
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Welcome to Spine-health,

Welcome to Spine-Health! I don't think you'll find a better place for support and information anywhere! We're not doctors, but offer advice from experience.

I'm afraid your doctor would be the best person to ask, however, I'll offer this: Since OA has a gradual onset (it is a degeneration of the cartelage) I don't think whiplash will worsen the OA directly. I do think, though, that depending on the location and severity of your OA that your pain from the whiplash may be greater. Again, I'm not a doctor so this is kind of an educated observation/guess.

Again welcome to Spine-Health
Jay

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