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I am experiencing low back pain. the following also describes me: back pain. what should i do? how do i know if i have a kidney infection?
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Back pain: Please rule out kidney infection by visit to your doc. He/she will also address your back pain. After that see the work of John Sarno, MD by searching the net. One of his best books is "The Divided Mind" which takes a mind body approach to pain. Peace and good health.
Answered 2/23/2017
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