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Health Encyclopedia: Back Pain And Sciatica Causes
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Causes
In 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 common causes of low back pain. Other problems can also cause this pain, however.
Lumbar Degenerative Disk Disease
Over the years, the disk can degenerate and produce low-grade inflammation and irritation. This age-related condition is a major source of chronic low back pain.
Herniated Disk and the Infl...
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