Muscles, Joints and Pain

Back, neck, shoulder and knee pain

What this board covers

This board covers musculoskeletal conditions such as disc problems in the lower back and neck, knee and shoulder pain, arthritis, and rheumatic disease. In the sub-rooms (back and neck / knee and joints / arthritis and rheumatic disease) you can talk about specific areas. For care, orthopedics (정형외과) is the starting point; neurosurgery (신경외과) if nerve symptoms are clear, and rheumatology (류마티스내과) for autoimmune arthritis.

Go to a doctor quickly in these cases

  • When your legs go weak, or you cannot control your bladder or bowels (emergency — cauda equina syndrome is suspected)
  • When pain bad enough to wake you at night continues along with fever or weight loss
  • When you cannot put any weight on it at all because of pain after a fall (a fracture is suspected)
  • When a joint is swollen, hot, and red, and you have a fever (septic arthritis is suspected)

Source: 질병관리청 국가건강정보포털 · as of 2026-08-05

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· 질병관리청 국가건강정보포털 (as of 2026-08-05)

Last checked: 2026년 8월 5일
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