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Chronic back pain is measured by duration — pain that persists for more than 3 months is considered chronic. It is often progressive and the cause can be difficult to determine.
How do members experience chronic idiopathic back pain?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with chronic idiopathic back pain*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for chronic idiopathic back pain*
Who has chronic idiopathic back pain on PatientsLikeMe?
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Chronic back pain is measured by duration — pain that persists for more than 3 months is considered chronic. It is often progressive and the cause can be difficult to determine.
Common symptoms reported by people with chronic idiopathic back pain
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for chronic idiopathic back pain
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Compare treatments taken by people with chronic idiopathic back pain
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have chronic idiopathic back pain through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with chronic idiopathic back pain? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has chronic idiopathic back pain on PatientsLikeMe?
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