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Back Pain

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Definition: Acute or chronic pain located in the posterior regions of the THORAX; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; or the adjacent regions.  GEN or unspecified; "lombo-sciatique" in French texts is indexed under LOW BACK PAIN (IM) + SCIATICA (IM); for lower back pain or pain in the lumbar region, LOW BACK PAIN is available   
See Also Low Back Pain
Examples Failed Back Surgery Syndrome; Low Back Pain
Other names Backache; Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes; Syndromes, Vertebrogenic Pain; Syndrome, Vertebrogenic Pain; Pains, Back; Pain, Back; Pain Syndromes, Vertebrogenic; Pain Syndrome, Vertebrogenic; Backaches; Back Pains; Back Aches; Aches, Back; Ache, Back; Vertebrogenic Pain Syndrome; Back Pain without Radiation; Back Pain with Radiation; Back Ache

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