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Should I Be Concerned About Hard Lump On My Mid Back Next To My Spine?
Hello I recently found a hard gritty felling lump in my mid back next to my spine, Im pretty concsered it could be something serious but have read about trigger points feeling like this. The lump does not stick out of the skin, its hard as a rock, gritty felling, no pain unless compressed. what could it be?
Tue, 25 Mar 2014
Hi.
No trigger points are like this.
The lump like you have and described by you can be either from the muscles , spine or the other structures like ft and so.
One has to rule out diseases like cold abscess - tuberculosis by proper examination by a Doctor and undergoing MRI/ Ct Scan of that area.
No trigger points are like this.
The lump like you have and described by you can be either from the muscles , spine or the other structures like ft and so.
One has to rule out diseases like cold abscess - tuberculosis by proper examination by a Doctor and undergoing MRI/ Ct Scan of that area.
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