I suffer from various back ailments. I’d suggest to people that if your back pain is bad enough, and it’s been around a while. Provided you can afford it, see a

I suffer from various back ailments. I’d suggest to people that if your back pain is bad enough, and it’s been around a while. Provided you can afford it, see a good orthopedic surgeon and get an MRI (w/o contrast). This will help diagnose or at least rule out a lot of things - it’s all guess work otherwise