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Case Report: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Degenerative Disk Disease

Patricia Frisch, PhD; Ronald R. Butendieck, MD; Andy Abril, MD; Peter M. McIntosh, MD; Salim M. Ghazi, MD; Elliot L. Dimberg, MD; Lynn F. Feldman, DO; David G. Lucas, MD; and Andrea Styron, MSR-PT  |  Issue: March 2015  |  

Ronald R. Butendieck, MD, is assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.

Andy Abril, MD, is assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Rheumatology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Peter M. McIntosh, MD, is professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation in the Department of Pain Management at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.

Salim M. Ghazi, MD, is assistant professor of anesthesiology in the Department of Pain Management at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Elliot L. Dimberg, MD, is assistant professor of neurology in the Department of Neurology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla.

Lynn F. Feldman, DO, is a physician in family medicine with Roper St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, S.C.

David G. Lucas, MD, is a general surgeon with Surgical Associates of Charleston, staff member at Roper St. Francis Hospital and Mount Pleasant Hospital in Charleston, S.C.

Andrea Styron, MRS-PT, is a physical therapist at Island Physical Therapy in Charleston, S.C.

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