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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Hazen – I feel your pain! I have had back trouble also
and the root cause for me was weak hamstring muscles. Apparently most back
problems occur because the myriad of muscles that support the back get weak and
then something like a disc goes. But the real source is the musculature. I got
a book at our local health food store and I will get you the name of it, but
basically every day I do 15-20 minutes of what amounts to yoga stretching
exercises for my back. I am short, and pulling actions out of 9 foot
grands is always a potential back-breaker for me, so if I don't do the
exercises, I feel it. Don't get surgery! Get a second opinion and/or get
physical therapy or see a chiropractor before they cut you up. Just making
sure. Steve Kabat s.kabat@csuohio.edu</span></font></p>
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