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A member asked:

Lower back ache, its been six months, couldnt walk straght for a month getting better but now my mid back started again, did pet scan nothing found! ?

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Back pain: More detail is needed to help you with your problem. Not sure why Pet scan was done as it is typically done to diagnose cancer. I recommend either consulting through our Health Tap Prime service or seeing your local doc for further work up.

Answered 5/2/2016

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