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Millions of people suffer from some form of lower back pain. In fact, Americans spend nearly $100 billion dollars a year to combat their low back pain. Often rest and over-the-counter pain medication are sufficient treatments. However, some episodes of low back pain are signs of more serious conditions. Low back pain can result from something simple, like cleaning house or lifting a heavy box, or it can be caused by a diagnosable spine condition like a herniated disc or degenerative disc disease. Most of the time, though, a patient's back pain that cannot be linked to a cause. It does not make the pain any less real, though.
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