Chronic Back Pain
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Chronic Back Pain Underlying Cause
Causes of chronic
back pain
include:
Back pain with radiculopathy
Back pain after lifting
Chronic back strain or sprain
Coccyx pain
Back injury
Back strain
Back sprain
Herniated disk
Sciatica
Vertebral compression fracture
Less common causes include:
Bone cancer
Most often a
cancer
that has spread to the bones from another organ such as
prostate cancer
,
lung cancer
, or
breast cancer
Osteomyelitis
Bone disease
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Chronic Back Pain Anatomy
Related Topics:
Acute back pain
Acute back strain or sprain
Back injury
Back pain after lifting
Back pain with radiculopathy
Back sprain
Back strain
Chronic back strain or sprain
Coccyx pain
Herniated disk
Sciatica
Vertebral compression fracture
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Chronic back pain
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Last Updated: Apr 9, 2008
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;
John H. Beckett, MD
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D. Scott Gettings, MD
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Chronic Back Pain References:
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