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...One of his theories is that back pain is caused by repressed anger, because shutting down the emotions constricts the blood vessels and the back muscles are deprived of the blood supply they need to remain flexible and supple...



yeah, either that, or its that disc sticking out and pressing on that big ol' nerve there....

seriously, lots of different types with lots of causes. its a very broad area.

Mine was triggered by picking up a pencil off a desk. go figure...

so, since I've been hanging out here for the past week or so, which means that "stuff" has been bothering me lately...guess what flared up last week? (sigh). I do believe there is a link. "stress" is involved...but its not what "caused" the problem in my case.