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Back Pain Stories

Everyone who experiences low back and back-related leg pain has a unique story. The symptoms may differ, there may be a variety of ‘triggers’ for pain and people respond differently to the same therapy. Not all back pain is alike and no single treatment works for everyone.

To make this website more useful, our experts have developed four patient stories reflecting the four most common presentations.* Get started by choosing the story that best describes your situation:

*Names and details do not refer to specific individuals.

Ben’s Story: Low back pain, made worse by bending forward

29 Oct 2013
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Ben’s back started hurting after he helped a friend move some furniture. The pain started in his lower back—mostly on the right side—and it soon spread into his right buttock. When the pain is most intense, it spreads down his right leg toward the ankle but the back pain is...
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Parminder’s Story: Low back pain, made worse by bending backward

29 Oct 2013
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Parminder can’t remember exactly how or when her symptoms started, but they’ve been bothering her for several months. Her pain comes and then goes away completely, but when it strikes, it can be very unpleasant. She feels it mostly in her lower back, although the discomfort...
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Sonya’s Story: Leg pain brought on by walking

29 Oct 2013
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Sonya already has a long history of back pain. Several months ago she noticed that her legs were starting to hurt as well. The pain, which occurs mainly in her thighs, begins whenever she walks for longer than a few minutes—the farther she goes, the more her legs ache, forcing...
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Jerry’s Story: Low back pain with constant leg dominant pain

29 Oct 2013
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Jerry’s back started to hurt after he returned home from a three-day car trip which involved sitting behind the wheel for long hours with infrequent stops. By the end of the week, his lower back was extremely painful, making it hard for him to sit or stand for more than a few...
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Pierre’s Story: Complex pain disorder

29 Oct 2013
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Pierre’s back pain was triggered by a car accident that happened while he was driving on the job. He was struck from behind as he was sitting at a traffic light. The force of the collision was not enough to push his car forward and caused almost no damage to the vehicle. The pain...
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Helen’s Story: Back pain due to osteoporosis

29 Oct 2013
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Helen is a petite, 74 year-old woman who smokes half a pack of cigarettes a day, drinks socially and isn’t physically active most of the time. Her back pain developed suddenly, starting in upper back and then extending down her spine. Sometimes it spreads around the sides...
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