Question: Back pain can be so many things. Some books claim stress is the culprit (Dr. Sarno), it can be a slipped or burst disk. My wife thought she had that, then she discovered it was arthritis (ankolosing spondilitis). You have to get medical advice-it's critical!
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I had the classic MRI to look for a bulging or ruptured disc after I was in extreme pain. They found nothing- I thought I was going crazy. Definitely not stress related. Then they did a CAT-scan and revealed the burst disc-so it's important to have a thorough review.