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I have lower back pain for the past few weeks. normally if i keep walking around the pain subsides but if i don't move then the pain comes back. also i can't bend down because of the pain but i'm able to squat to pick something up. any advice?

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Dr. Angel Arturo Moya Marquez answered

Orthopedic: These symptoms you mention are concerning for ankylosing spondilitis, a condition in which the vertebrae of the lower back get fused together

Answered 2/13/2020

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A member asked:

I have lower back pain for the past few weeks. normally if i keep walking around the pain subsides but if i don't move then the pain comes back. also i can't bend down because of the pain but i'm able to squat to pick something up. any advice?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Angel Arturo Moya Marquez answered

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