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A Columbus, Ohio, man was running a marathon in that city several years ago when, at the halfway point, he noticed a pain. Dismissing it at first, the soreness continued. Turns out he had what's called a herniation--the soft material inside a disk bulges out and puts pressure on nerves running down the leg. After going through the research and seeing various doctors, he opted for periodic cortisone shots rather than surgery. You can read the full story here. Did you know that back pain accounts for the No. 1 debilitation for people under 45? Athletic types like the runner in this piece sometimes learn the hard way that stretching can go a long way toward prevention. Overuse, of course, can lead to problems like stress fractures. ... But education seems key, as always.
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