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I have mid to upper back pain on the left and right side of my back. it is particularly painful when bending down, sniffing up or coughing. ?

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered

See Dr: Possibly a protruding intervertebral disc.

Answered 5/21/2017

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