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A member asked:

What is the difference between muscle pain and nerves pain ?because recently i have lower back pain but it feels like a shock

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Dr. Qamar Khan answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Ache vs. Sharp: Typically muscle pain is more of a aching soreness and nerve pain typically feels sharp, stabbing, burning, cold-like, shocking , electric-like, etc... Hope that helps.

Dr Fowler and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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