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You know, I haven't had a lick of back pain my entire adult life. Then I had a CT scan for my heart and found out that I have stenosis in my spine. All of a sudden, my back hurts. Is this just in my head? Or can stenosis really cause back pain all of a sudden like that?12 weeks 3 days ago86
Years ago I was in a Back School program that really seemed to help. I recently re-injured my back but there was no mention at the clinic about Back School. Has it gone out of favor now?1 year 17 weeks ago177
Years ago I hurt my back in a work-related accident. After attending a rehab program witha psychologist, physical therapist, and vocational counselor I went back to work full-time. Over the years I've seen a chiropractor and massage therapist for occasional backpain. Is this what's keeping me from getting back pain again?5 years 33 weeks ago293
Years ago I had traction therapy for a bad back. It really seemed to help. But the last two places I went didn't have traction at all. Isn't this treatment used any more?1 year 37 weeks ago332
Wow! I can't believe the difference in my low back pain from wearing a simple shoe insert. It seems I have a very slightly shorter left leg. The insert is only worn in the left shoe. It makes sense to use a shoe lift or insert but how does this work exactly?3 years 49 weeks ago391
Would surgery relieve my chronic low back pain?1 year 37 weeks ago210
Would exercise make my back pain better? I recently had a baby, and my back started hurting during pregnancy.8 years 24 weeks ago376
With so many ways to treat chronic back pain, how do doctors decide what method to use?1 year 39 weeks ago200
With damage and arthritis in my low back, the doctors are advising a lumbar spine fusion. Why can't they just do a simple operation and put screws in the bone to hold it in place? They did this when I broke my arm last year and it worked fine.4 years 24 weeks ago342
Will there ever be a cure for back pain?1 year 31 weeks ago193
Will there come a time when doctors can properly diagnose lower back pain? I'm so fed up with the tests and no answers.1 year 24 weeks ago188
Will my 12-year-old son be able to stay active in sports now that he's fully recovered from back surgery to remove an injured disc?7 years 36 weeks ago280
Why is treating back pain so darned expensive? My back hurts and by the time I've seen everyone who claims to help me, I'll be broke.2 days 2 hours ago7
Why is pain sometimes referred - in other words, if my back is injured, why do I feel pain in my thigh?1 year 24 weeks ago239
Why is my doctor sending me to a psychologist for my chronic low back pain?1 year 37 weeks ago214
Why is lower back pain so common these days?1 year 43 weeks ago212
Why is it so easy to hurt your lower back?2 years 31 weeks ago960
Why is back pain so common?2 years 31 weeks ago284
Why do I get back and leg pain every time I cough or sneeze?5 years 3 weeks ago2484
Why do doctors tell you to exercise if your lower back hurts?44 weeks 1 day ago324
Why do disc problems cause pain in some people but not in others?2 years 6 weeks ago287
Why can't my doctor figure out what's causing my back pain? I've had x-rays, MRIs, and CT scans, and no one can seem to tell where it's coming from.2 years 19 weeks ago442
Why are there so many different treatments advertised for back pain? Is there one "best" treatment method?4 years 22 weeks ago273
Why am I so afraid of hurting my back again? I injured it about six months ago. After being home for three months, I went back to work. It's a demanding job, and although I try to take care of my back, I find I tense up a lot and I'm afraid - which I'm sure makes it worse. What can I do?2 days 2 hours ago6
Who should I see for low back pain: a doctor, chiropractor, or physical therapist?4 years 27 weeks ago323
While on a walking tour of Ireland my wife started having back pain. It was bad enough she couldn't continue on the tour with us. She saw a physical therapist there who did inferential therapy on her. It seemed to help. What is this?4 years 51 weeks ago626
Which is better when lifting: squat or stoop?3 years 45 weeks ago923
Whenever I see the doctor or physical therapist, they always do the same test on me: they lift my leg up off the table. I notice that sometimes this test is done while I'm lying down and sometimes when I'm sitting up. What is it they are testing? Is one of them doing it wrong?2 years 14 weeks ago302
Whenever I see an exercise show on TV it's always the same pattern: warm-up, stretching, aerobics, cool down. Now it's all about the core program. There's another 10 minutes for that. Does it really matter what order I do these exercises in? I do have chronic low back pain?4 years 27 weeks ago335
Whenever I go to the doctor or a physical therapist for back pain, all the testing they do makes me much worse. Isn't there a quick and easy way they can measure me without so much bending and stretching?3 years 3 weeks ago283
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