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Have disc issues in back. pain is intermittent. why? shouldn't the pain be continuous?
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Disc issues: Just because you have disc issues does not mean that you have to have symptoms. If you do have symptoms they can be continuous, intermittent or rare.
Answered 1/7/2014
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