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I have two herniated disks at l4 l5 but my back has been cracking and poping a lot more lately and its extremely painful as if i broke my back?

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Dr. Robert Grindstaff answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

The popping: and cracking is probably due to changes in the ligaments or arthritis in the facet joints which are the actual articulations of the vertebrae in the spinal column

Answered 4/17/2015

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