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Suggest Treatment For Persistent Back Pain
My friend has had persistent pain in her lower back, its worse when she coughs, she has been in pain for over two years-she has had x-rays and they say there is nothing wrong. But this pain is debilitating her…she says its painful to touch her back….the pain is all the time….she has also had the cough for about two years…she says she can t do anything…..around easter the pain was easing but now its worse and its really bad when she coughs. Please help
Thu, 13 Nov 2014
clinical finding of pain in low back and aggravation with cough suggest, pathology might be related to nerve root/spinal cord compressive pathology. It is better to for investigate in form of MRI and also require proper examination and evaluation with spine surgeon.
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