Treating Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency in Chronic Neck and Back Pain and Muscle Spasm: A Case Series.

DISCUSSION: Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency can cause or worsen neck and back pain and muscle spasm. The correction of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency plays an important role in the treatment of chronic neck and back pain and muscle spasm among patients having concurrent vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency because it can be prevented and treated easily.Given the high health care expenditure on the treatment of chronic neck and back pain, prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency not only increase the quality of care but also reduce the cost. PMID: 31496497 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Permanente journal - Category: General Medicine Tags: Perm J Source Type: research