I always have back pain. Occurs more often then not. What about you?
No luckily not.  Where abouts is your pain? Cervical is in the neck, thoracic is the middle, lumbar is lower back pain.
It is in the lower lumbar. From a car accident years ago.
Have you ever tried acupuncture? It is a form of alternative medicine in which thin needles are inserted into troublesome areas.  My friend had it and thought it really helped his back.
Interesting. I have not. I am afraid of needles.
I understand, me too! Though aparetnly they are very small and thin and all acupuncturers are properly regulated by government bodies to always ensure safe practice.
I usually take pain killers when it really flares up.
Lumbar pain is the most common type of pain as it suppports most of the weight in your upper body.  When its painful it affects the whole body as you well know.  Do painkillers help?
THey help sometimes. It can be excruciating. I have the hardest time even standing when it happens.
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herniation. The former is the most common, causing low back pain (lumbago) and often leg pain as well, in which case it is commonly referred to as sciatica. Lumbar disc herniation occurs 15 times more often than cervical (neck) disc herniation, and it is one of the most common causes of low back pain. The cervical discs are affected 8% of the time and the upper-to-mid-back (thoracic) discs only 1–2% of the time.
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