Acute Back Strain or Sprain
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specialist
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pain
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The following sites provide reliable information on this topic:
Back Pain at Spine-Health.com
Back Pain at the Nat'l Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases
Back Pain at the NINDS
Related Topics:
Back injury
Back pain
Herniated disk
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Sciatica
Vertebral compression fracture
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Last Updated: Aug 10, 2008
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Acute Back Strain or Sprain References:
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