“Without
being too wrong, we can estimate that 12 to 33% of those who read this issue of Figaro Santé are currently suffering
from their back
!”
says Dr Laurent Grange, rheumatologist at the Grenoble Alpes University Hospital.
Himself low back pain, he is president of a patient association, Aflar (French association for the fight against rheumatism).
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Common, frequent, almost banal, back pain would affect eight French people out of ten, one day or another during their life.
It is nevertheless often unbearable for the one it seizes, sometimes suddenly.
Asking about the causes
"We must first ensure that this pain does not mask an underlying problem
," advises Laurent Grange.
As long as you have fallen, lost weight, have a fever or an alteration in your general condition, if the pain is present at rest and wakes up at night or even if it is in the chest, it could be symptomatic of a fracture, cancer, infection or even a heart problem… The attending physician can then prescribe…
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