Definition of backache
: a pain in the lower back
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a patient suffering from backache
Recent Examples of backache from the Web
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Patients are also using it to reduce pain (from backaches to severe abdominal pain), stop smoking and overeating, and combat the stress of being in a hospital in the first place.
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Transgender people get colds, backaches, and cancer like everyone else.
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But as new research demonstrates, this idea and its accompaniments—the Lululemon yoga pants, the 6 a.m. SoulCycle class and those CrossFit backaches—are misguided.
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Republican backaches: If Republicans in Congress feel an ache in their backs, that would probably be from the knife President Donald Trump just placed there.
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There are also rake alternatives, including push-power leaf collectors that help take some of the backache out of raking.
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An adolescent girl who had years of muscle and joint pain, backaches, headaches and lethargy, received a diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome.
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An Auburn inventor and a team of entrepreneurs are marketing a product that will be good news to tennis players with backaches the world over.
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Take Care of Your Body Speaking of backache, be sure to practice proper raking technique before, during, and after your work.
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