Degenerative disc disease in the neck (the cervical spine) causes: 1  Decreased flexibility. 2  Neck pain. 3  Stiffness. 4  Pain radiating to the back of the shoulder or into the arms. 5  Numbness and tingling in the arms and hands. 6  Weakness. 7  Lower back and leg pain and weakness.
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This article is about Boston, the capital of Massachusetts. For the English town it was named after, see Boston, Lincolnshire. For other uses, see Boston (disambiguation). Boston (pronounced /ËbÉstÉn/ BOSS-tÉn) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County, although the county government was disbanded on July 1, 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 667,137 in 2015, making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States.