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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.
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Severe
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6,319 |  |
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Moderate
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6,812 |  |
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Mild
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3,395 |  |
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None
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1,166 |  |
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | 54 |  |
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| Epidural Steroid Injection | 45 | |
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| Vicodin | 40 | |
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| Chiropractic | 27 | |
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| Norco | 25 | |
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| Body Pillow | 24 | |
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| Physical Therapy (PT) | 18 | |
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| Back Brace | 16 | |
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| Neurontin | 15 | |
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| Tramadol | 14 | |
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| Oxycontin | 13 | |
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| Memory foam mattress | 13 | |
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| Walking Stick/Cane | 11 | |
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| Morphine Sulfate ER | 11 | |
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| Heating Pad-Hot Packs | 11 | |
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| Carisoprodol | 10 | |
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| Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation | 10 | |
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| Fentanyl Transdermal Patch | 9 | |
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| Biofreeze | 9 | |
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| Zanaflex | 9 | |
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| Flexeril | 8 | |
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| Lumbar Spinal Fusion | 8 | |
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| Breaks in life to rest | 8 | |
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| TENS Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation | 8 | |
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| Dilaudid | 8 | |
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| Lumbar facet injections | 7 | |
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| Massage Therapy | 6 | |
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| Lidoderm | 6 | |
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| Cymbalta | 6 | |
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| Lumbar Cushion | 6 | |
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