Examples of backache in a Sentence

a patient suffering from backache

Recent Examples on the Web His illness began with a bad backache, and then fevers that went up and down for a few days. — Denise Grady, New York Times, 3 June 2021 By the end of my first month with the bump, my backache was chronic, and the bump felt as familiar to me as my own breasts. — Morgan Thomas, The Atlantic, 16 May 2021 That means patients can consult with doctors about everything from flu symptoms or a backache to a psychiatry visit. — Fortune, 22 Apr. 2020 Up to 53% reported physical and psychological issues such as fatigue, insomnia, obesity, backache, joint and neck pain, poor vision, breathlessness, stress, and loneliness. — Prachi Salve, Quartz India, 12 Feb. 2020 The backache, by contrast, went on for months, even years. — The Economist, 20 Sep. 2019 Opioids — previously used mostly for patients with cancer, at the end of their lives or with pain after surgery — began to be prescribed for long-term pain such as backaches. — Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019 Desk chair: Upgrading from a wooden kitchen chair to an ergonomic office chair can reduce backaches and bad posture. — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2019 Opioids began to be prescribed for long-term pain such as backaches. — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2019

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