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Low back pain may be caused by stress from lifting, bending or reaching for something. It may be related to arthritis of the spine, problems with tendons or ligaments in and around the spine or malpositioning of vertebrae. Occasionally, no causative factors can be identified. Read more...Click to read more below


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Treatments Patients Take For Lower back pain

Treatments Patients Take For Lower back pain
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Skelaxin 5 29% Skelaxin: 29%
Lumbar Cushion 3 18% Lumbar Cushion: 18%
MRI Lumbar Spine 3 18% MRI Lumbar Spine: 18%
Prednisone 1 6% Prednisone: 6%
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