Can a Cold Virus Affect Your Back?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the possibility of a cold virus affecting the back, particularly in relation to lower back pain experienced during or after a cold. Participants share personal experiences and seek to understand the connection between cold symptoms and back pain.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Debate/contested, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant questions whether it is possible to have a cold virus affect the back, referencing personal experience of lower back pain following a cold.
  • Another participant provides a brief overview of common cold symptoms, including muscle aches, which could relate to back pain.
  • A different participant shares their own experience of sharp lower back pain coinciding with bad colds, noting that the pain intensifies with fever.
  • A participant references a previous thread on the same topic, suggesting that while the discussion may not have yielded useful answers, it is relevant to the current inquiry.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express personal experiences that suggest a connection between cold symptoms and back pain, but there is no consensus on the validity of this connection or whether it is an established medical phenomenon.

Contextual Notes

Some participants mention a lack of information available online regarding the relationship between cold viruses and back pain, indicating a potential gap in understanding or research on this topic.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals experiencing back pain during colds, those interested in the interplay between viral infections and musculoskeletal symptoms, and participants in discussions about common cold effects.

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Is it possible to have a cold virus in your back or affect your back. I recently had a very bad cold and now my lower back is killing me. My mom says you can have a cold in your back. Is this an old wives tale?
 
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I can't remember when it started, but for the longest time, I usually get sharp pains in my lower back whenever I get a bad cold. I am a 22 year-old in excellent physical condition. I NEVER have back problems--only when I get a bad cold.

Right now I am on day two of a pretty bad cold and my back hurts like I had been lifting 100lb boxes using only my lower back for the past week. I can't find any info on the internet about it. I have noticed that the pain is must worse when I have a fever too. (Ibuprofen helps quite a bit).
 
You have company here. https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=207965

Not that we came up with any useful answers, but since this is essentially the same question, I'm going to lock this thread. Feel free to continue the discussion in the open thread linked above.
 

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