Back pain (also known as dorsalgia ) is pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles , nerves , bones , joints or other structures in the spine . Back pain may have a sudden onset or can be a chronic pain ; it can be constant or intermittent, stay in one place or radiate to other areas. It may be a dull ache, or a sharp or piercing or burning sensation. The pain may radiate into the arms and hands as well as the legs or feet , and may include symptoms other than pain, such as weakness, numbness or tingling. Back pain is one of humanity s most frequent complaints. In the U.S. , acute low back pain (also called lumbago ) is the fifth most common reason for physician visits. About nine out of ten adults experience back pain at some point in their life, and five out of ten working adults have back pain every year. The spine is a complex interconnecting network of nerves, joints, muscles, tendons and ligaments, and all are capable of producing pain. Large nerves that originate in the spine and go to the legs and arms can make pain radiate to the extremities.
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I'm having back and leg pain I recently felt a lump in my lower back right of spine sometime s it hurts and I've been having shooting pains down my right leg.
There are enlarging very painful lumps behind my ears, upper neck and sides of my head near my ears. They diminish after a few days and new ones develop. What could this be?
since last few days i m feeling headche ,backpain and weakness so please guide me
Re: Please confirm your question and add more details I have a few problems that concern me. I feel dizzy spells during the day. I get ear ache at random times thorughout the day and some days when I wake up my ear...
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i going to the gym 6 monsths and my trainer recommended me to take creatine as a suplement so i took 3 weeks ago, the first day i took a teaspoon and the second day a a scoop, the next day i started feeling a...
One of doctors suggested my dad aged 67 years to under go MHC test, please clarify what is it regarding. He is suffering from acute backache & asthma
I have just finished antibiotics and feel terrible. Stomached ache, back ache and tremors. My anxiety has gone way high. What could be the problem and how to cure it.
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I have controlled hypertension with medication (today's reading was 122/82). How long should I apply moist heating pad to neck or back and how long can I sit in hot tub?
Yesterday I woke up with fairly bad lower left back pain. It has been worse in the past and it is usually all of my lower back not just 1 side. It was bad enough that I didn't want to move much because it hurt more when I would move. Today I woke...
I am nauseated lower back pain and loose bowels. I am 71. I can't seem to eat much.
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I am 9 months pregnant and having severe pains that come and go not sure what it is I am 9 months pregnant (36 weeks) and im experiencing some really horrible severe pains in my lower belly when i lay on my side it just feels so painful and my back is really hurting also very hard for me to walk not to sure what it is.?
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Hi I am a woman 27 year old and I would like to know more about backbones exercises that to me are left from each other the 5 and the 6th since three years ago ,I am pregnant with the second child and I want to know what to do in order not to feel backache
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Hi! I have backpain especially it get worse after lifting heavy object or washing the clothes,it worsen while i was pregnant that i was not able to wash myself.I discover this in 2007.
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for the second month i have had a brown blood only when i wipe instead of a period , everything is going to dates with period pains and backache but just no blood
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hi sir, i masterbate twice a day..i always feel sleepy,lazy,tired through the day and there is so much of backpain aswell..i forgets things to do..no sharp memory as i was early...i think am loosing my strength...Is masterbating responsible for these ? plz answer
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my name is kelis i am married. I missed my period for two months now and i was wondering if i could be pregnant .my nipples are very tender constant backache headache and fatigue , am too afraid to get a pregnancy test done cause i have been trying to get pregnant but it never worked, but could this be it?i have cravings and and i sleep alot,...
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, My 1st period is jan 5th, am having pergnancy symptoms like vomting, seekness, backpain , dont like food, i ahve done pergnancy test in the morning but its negative
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Hi, my mom has been suffering from backache for 25 years and doc has said that there is a Hair line fracture . My mom is now 50. Do you think this hair line fracture can be cured taking into consideration her age. Also, if it could be done, how long will it take
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I have have extreme pain in my left leg, deep pain and thought was coming from my low back from back spasms. Then as I tried to soothe my back of calf and get to where the pain felt it was originating, I realized, found it was primarily coming from the left side of calf, about 3 inches above my ankle and a bump, know,lump close to the shin bone...
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After my daughter was born in98 I decided to have a tubiligation and soon after I discovered before my cyle each month that I would have mild back spasms but year after year they become more intense. It feels like lightening bolts going up my spine . Is there anything you can recommend for some relief . I was never made aware of this side...
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