Hoʻopilikia nui ʻia ka cervical osteoarthritis kanaka ma luna o 40. ʻO nā ʻeha ʻeha pinepine i ka ʻāʻī o ka ʻāʻī e hoʻonui i ka pilikia o ka osteoarthritis ma kēia pae, e like me ka hōʻeha ʻana o ka spine cervical, i loaʻa i kahi ʻeha (e like me ka whiplash), a i ʻole nā ​​​​kānaka me kahi ʻoihana e koi ana i kēia wahi o ka iwi kuamoʻo.