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Andrea Gerlin writing in Bloomberg News reported , "As many as four in 10 cases of chronic
lower back pain are probably caused by bacteria, and treatment with antibiotics may cure them,"
according to a 162-patient study published in the European Spine Journal. The study found
that "as many as 80 percent of the participants with persistent back pain following a herniated
disc and swelling in the spine reported an improvement after taking antibiotics three
times daily for 100 days." The back "pain is caused by an infection of Proprione acne
bacteria inside the affected spinal disc, study author Hanne B.Albert said."
Comment: Very intriguing. Reminds me of the initial reports that Helobacter was the cause
of gastrointestinal ulcers.