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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Risk Factors
- Back Pain and Sciatica - Risk Factors
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Risk Factors
In most known cases, pain begins with an injury, after lifting a heavy object, or after making an abrupt movement. Not all people experience back pain after such events, however. A number of conditions may make people more or less susceptible to low back pain. In 85% of back pain cases, the causes are unknown.
Aging Process
Intervertebral disks begin deteriorating and growing thinner by age 30. One-third of adults over 20 show evidence of herniated disks (although only 3% of these disk...
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...are used to help diagnosis fibromyalgia. They are extremely sensitive spots on the body that elicit pain when four kilograms (or about 10 lbs.) of pressure are applied. There are 18 specific... Read more »Back Pain and Sciatica: Causes
CausesIn about 85% of back pain cases, the origin of the pain is unknown and even imaging studies usually fail to determine the cause. Disk herniation and disk degeneration due to aging are the most... Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Symptoms
...until late in the baby's first year. Most commonly, they include:FeverSwelling of the hands and feetPain in the chest, abdomen, limbs, and jointsNosebleeds and frequent upper respiratory... Read more »Images
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