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Pain felt in your lower back may come from the spine, muscles, nerves, or other structures in that region. It may also radiate from other areas like your mid or upper back, a hernia in the groin, or a problem in the testicles or ovaries.
You may feel a variety of symptoms if you've hurt your back. You may have a tingling or burning sensation, a dull aching, or sharp pain. You also may experience weakness in your legs or feet.
It won't necessarily be one event that actually...
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Expert & Community Posts
New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. In addition, the Society... Read more »
Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a recent... Read more »
The Best Medication for Chronic Low Back Pain
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...the most frequently recommended treatment for low back pain. Research has shown that 80% of... Read more »
Low Back Pain? Strengthen Your Core
By Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...problems seen in a primary care medical practice is low back pain. It accounts for more... Read more »
Low Back Surgery Can Cause Discitis
By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert...infection of the spine can be dismissed as a "common back pain" case when in fact discitis is... Read more »
Health Guide
Back pain: low
Backache; Low back pain; Lumbar pain; Pain - back Home Care Many people will feel better within one week after the start of back pain. After... Read more »Back pain: low
Backache; Low back pain; Lumbar pain; Pain - back Prevention Exercise is important for preventing future back pain. Through exercise you can: ... Read more »Spondyloarthritis Symptoms and Causes
...ankylosing spondylitis and male gender. Symptoms of SpondyloarthrisThe disease starts with hip or low back pain that comes and goes and is worse at night, in the morning, or after inactivity.Back... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain
for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »Sciatica: What is it?
“Sciatica” is an old world term that refers to leg pain felt down the back of the thigh into the calf and foot. What about thigh pain? What about buttock pain? Unfortunately, “sciatica” has... Read more »Images
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Medications
... Side Effects Constipation, cough, dizziness or back pain may occur. If any of these effects... Read more »
...headache, dizziness, nausea, flushing of the face, or back pain may occur. If any of these... Read more »
...center directly. Symptoms of overdose may include back pain, muscle pain, abnormal vision.... Read more »
...(fex-oh-FEN-uh-deen) Side Effects Stomach upset, menstrual cramps, back pain, cough, fever,... Read more »
...(eh-ZET-ih-mibe) Side Effects Dizziness, headache, diarrhea, back pain may occur. If any of... Read more »
Related News
Study: NSAIDs, spinal manipulation don't ease back pain
October 03, 2008Researchers say two widely used treatments for acute lower back pain--non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and spinal manipulation--don't... Read summary »
Experts issue new back-pain guidelines
October 03, 2008New guidelines from medical experts may change the way primary care doctors treat lower back pain. According to the new guidelines, doctors shouldn't... Read summary »
Chronic low back pain is on the rise
February 16, 2009A North Carolina study finds that the rate of chronic low back pain has more than doubled in that state since the early 1990s -- a statistic the... Read summary »
Clinical trial: New combo painkiller for low back pain
September 04, 2008This is a study to compare the safety and effectiveness of a new combination painkiller called Acetram Contramid (acetaminophen + Tramadol) to a... Read summary »
Study: Back belts don't prevent pain
October 03, 2008New research suggests that lumbar belts--those large belts people wear while lifting large or heavy objects--are not effective at preventing low back... Read summary »
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