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DOI: 11/28/2012. The patient is a 38-year-old male stacker who sustained a lower back injury when he was stacking tin plates and felt lower back pain. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with lumbar pain. As per office visit dated 5/23/16, the patient complains of lumbar spine. It was also noted that the patient was last seen a few years ago. Since that time, he has tried physician directed anti-inflammatories, regular use of muscle relaxers, physical therapy, and modified activities. The patient is still working through his back pain. Given the lack of improvement with nonsurgical treatment, he presents to see if there are any other options for treatment. The patient also had an epidural injection for the back, which provided no significant
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