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Unit 15: Muscular-skeletal diseases
About this unit
Did anyone ever tell you that cracking your knuckles would give you arthritis? Turns out, knuckle cracking has no harmful effects, but arthritis is one of a group of diseases that affect joints, muscles, and bones called musculoskeletal diseases. In this section, you’ll learn about the symptoms, causes and treatments for these diseases.