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Can muscles or nerves cause lower back pain?

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Dr. Ronald Krinick answered

Yes: Both muscles and nerves can cause back pain and may be difficult to separate the body protects itself , so with nerve injury it goes into muscle spasm.

Answered 3/18/2019

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