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==[[Back pain pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
==[[Back pain pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]==
About a third of patients have pain that is at least partly due to neuropathic mechanisms.<ref name="pmid24118776">{{cite journal| author=Fishbain DA, Cole B, Lewis JE, Gao J| title=What is the evidence that neuropathic pain is present in chronic low back pain and soft tissue syndromes? An evidence-based structured review. | journal=Pain Med | year= 2014 | volume= 15 | issue= 1 | pages= 4-15 | pmid=24118776 | doi=10.1111/pme.12229 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24118776  }} </ref>


==[[Back pain causes|Causes]]==
==[[Back pain causes|Causes]]==

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About a third of patients have pain that is at least partly due to neuropathic mechanisms.[1]

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  1. Fishbain DA, Cole B, Lewis JE, Gao J (2014). "What is the evidence that neuropathic pain is present in chronic low back pain and soft tissue syndromes? An evidence-based structured review". Pain Med. 15 (1): 4–15. doi:10.1111/pme.12229. PMID 24118776.