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A member asked:

Do lots of people get back trauma, or is it unusual?

6 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Dr. Mark Weston answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery

Yes: Second most common reason to see physician acute back ache.

Dr Ali and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 4/21/2014

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I don't think that : Severe injuries to the back are common but back pai. Sure is affecting 85% of the us population at some point in their lives. Not all back pain is from an injury or trauma. The good news is that most resolve on their own.

Dr Saghafi agreed

Answered 1/3/2015

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Dr biopsied a 3mm wart - he said it looked irritated. It came back as endophytic verrruca with focal keratinocytic atypia. Is this a somewhat common finding in warts? Could the trauma from picking at it a lot cause atypia?

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A member asked:

Had a spot removed in my face that came back as a wart with atypical keratinocytes. I had been picking at it a lot. Could these atypical cells been caused by trauma? Pathologist didn't see any 'trauma' but i had been picking at it months earlier?

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Dull pain in neck and upper spine area. Sometimes I get a sharp stabbing pain near spine that is centralized. suggestions. No trauma or injury.

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I have vibration in my left foot, no trauma to foot. could it be from sitting too much where i get back pain occasionally? i sit 12h a day at work

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My toenail has fallen off 3xs now from trauma 2 yrs ago, nailbed seems to have shrunk down. Will I Ever get a normal nail back or is it forever fugly?

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