backache
Americannoun
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backaches
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noun
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Origin of backache
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The Food and Drug Administration has approved capsaicin for the topical treatment of pain from arthritis, backache, strains and sprains.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
The symptoms of premature labor can include contractions, unusual vaginal discharge, the feeling of pressure in the pelvic area, low dull backache or cramps in the uterus or abdomen.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2023
They’re a backache every time a collector moves.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
"I was constantly shivering, I was cold, I had severe headaches, very bad backache," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2022
It was “go to bed with a backache and wake up with a backache.”
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
But it has all been worth it, in the backaches and the 80-hour weeks and all those years of smoke stinging his eyes, all the close calls and even the heartbreaks.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
Other manifestations that connect mental and physical symptoms include backaches, headaches and stomachaches, which all “tend to accompany psychological stress, anxiety and worry about the future,” Lowe says.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2022
The other symptoms are similar to influenza, and include swollen lymph nodes, muscle aches, backaches, headaches, fever, fatigue and chills.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2022
Freya from North Yorkshire says she feels tired all the time and gets headaches, backaches and rashes and has to use a wheelchair.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2022
We are only gate-crashers in this fantasy, however, forced to pay for our presence with backaches and perpetual thirst.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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