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In the days after 911, one analyst was working 18-hour days despite severe back pain.
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But just four years ago, severe back pain which he had lived with for 40 years had him at the lowest point of his life.
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The results were so good that he talked his brother, who also suffered severe back pain, into flying up from Texas to get it done.
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Spinal fusion surgery is a last-ditch treatment for severe back pain.
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More than nine years ago Mr Kennish began to experience severe back pain which was later diagnosed as a disintegrating disc disease and osteoarthritis of the spine.
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Lucky for Sarno (and unfortunately for her), Alice Fried Martell of The Martell Agency, a literary agent, had severe lower back pain and conventional treatments had utterly failed her.
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His wife, Sumaya, said he had told her he was experiencing back pain so severe that at times he could not move but that requests for him to be taken to hospital and examined by a specialist had been refused.
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It's important to consult with your physician for any back pain that is severe or continues despite home treatment.
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Now some doctors are flagging the potential dangers of new implantable gadgets to treat back pain, prevent stroke and soothe severe heartburn.
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