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[|Human|] My lower back has been in pain for months now...my doctor prescribed a muscle relaxer and diagnosed it as arthritis... The pills do not work...I can t stand for over 1 minute without the pain becoming unbearable... What else can this be.. This can t be arthritis
[|AI|]  Dear: back pain is a very frustrating condition that sometimes is very hard to control. There are multiples possibilities including spinal stenosis, bulging disc and treatment of the nerves. We always try with the anti-inflammatory, muscle relaxant and physical therapy. If these don't help, next step is to do a plain X-ray to check for arthritis. If this is negative, then MRI of the lumbosacral should be done to evaluate the back for spinal stenosis and disc. It depends on the results for the treatment. I recommend you to see your doctor for the workup because pills have not worked, so you might need epidural block. Chat Doctor.