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Back pain includes lower back pain, middle back pain, upper back pain or low back pain with sciatica. Nerve and muscular problems, degenerative disc disease, and arthritis can result in back pain. Back pain symptoms may be relived with pain medication or pain killers.

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Your Anger Could Be Making Your Pain Worse

Peter Abaci, MD August 8, 2019

When you’re living with ongoing pain, there can be a lot of very sound reasons for being upset, frustrated, and downright ...
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Less Sleep Means More Pain

Peter Abaci, MD July 2, 2019

Difficulty sleeping is a common source of frustration that I often hear from patients. While pain often causes insomnia, studies suggest that the reverse may be true as well ...

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Understanding Back Pain -- Symptoms

Most people have experienced back pain sometime in their lives. The causes of back pain are numerous; some are self-inflicted due to a lifetime of bad habits. Other back pain causes include accidents, muscle strains, and sports injuries. Although the causes may be different, most often they share the same symptoms.

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