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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, have you considered that this could be inflammatory and not mechanical back pain?

A few questions:

How long has this been going on?  More than three months?

Are you under 40?

Are you stiff for a half hour or so in the morning and feel better as the day goes on (not including night time)?

In general does it feel better with movement?

You mention buttocks pain--does it tend to alternate between the left and right side?

Yes answers to these questions would point to inflammatory back pain caused by spinal arthritis.

Other symptoms that can appear:  pain from time to time in your ribs; pain in your heel, shoulder, neck; plantar fascitis; occasional unexplained low fevers.

You would see a rheumatologist for this.  But, a note of caution.  Some of them haven't kept up in this field and mistakenly believe this is not a women's disorder and that you must test positive on a certain genetic test.  Many, many women with this get a wrong diagnosis of fibromyalgia.

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NP here.  I hate to say it, but unfortunately even if this offers a more accurate diagnosis, there isn't much to be done about it.  I've been to three orthopedists and found myself getting hooked on pain meds (finally off now, thankfully).  My options seem to be:  live with the pain or have surgery -- which no one who's had it recommends.[/quote]

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