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Reader Stories: What were you Doing when Your Back Went Out?

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Updated July 02, 2010

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No one really plans to throw their back out. But a hard day of spring cleaning or working out without warming up first (among other things) may result in an injury many people refer to as throwing their back out. Have you thrown your back out? What were you doing when it happened? Share your story.

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