You wrote:
"Current medical status: Pain in neck, arm and fingers as well as joints, upper back, hip joints and knee joints and lower back occassionally. x-ray shows minor scoliosis in lower back, blood test has ana positive, but everything else, including rhematoid factor, within normal range
Current medical treatment: tried physios, chiropractor, general practitioner - no results"
Scoliosis of the lower spine can cause pain in the back but I’m not sure about the neck, hips or knees. Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) test positive during many rheumatic diseases. Sedimentation rate, CRP and some other types of antibodies, other than ANA, should be also tested to exclude possible rheumatic inflammatory disease. You can consult a rheumatologist for an expert opinion.
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