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 get backache, headaches, rashes, sometimes I get tinnitus, tired all the time," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2022
We were still ten kilometers from the village when my chronic backache spread to a deep, rock-hard contraction across my lower belly, and I understood with horror that I was in labor.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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
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
The letter goes on to discuss the severe backaches of women of the era, particularly those women who had to remain seated.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2022
And they are safer than and at least as effective as opioids for arthritis pain and lower backaches.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 27, 2021
Humankind paid for its lofty vision and industrious hands with backaches and stiff necks.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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