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I havepain in mybacktension muscles my doctor said take muscle relax and anti inflammation ifeel like shorter than before and weaker i'm18 isit normal?

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Take next step.: If you've been having back pains and the NSAID/muscle relaxer combination hasn't been helping, then you need to investigate the source of your pains further. X-Ray. MRI. This would not be considered normal.

Answered 4/27/2016

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A member asked:

I havepain in mybacktension muscles my doctor said take muscle relax and anti inflammation ifeel like shorter than before and weaker i'm18 isit normal?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Dean Giannone answered

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