Pathophysiology of David’s lower back pain

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Pathophysiology of David’s lower back pain.
David is an old man of age 71 years and is a very active person who actively practices
walking, cycling and other physical activities. But for past 2 months he has been experiencing
severe pain in his lower back portion and it has been increasing gradually with increasing
time. he consulted his general physician and found out acute tenderness over the T12-L1 but
did not find any other clinical symptoms or signs. He was then asked to perform MRI of his
spine and after which he found out that he has been suffering from metastatic lesions in
thoracic and lumbar vertebrae. Before he was diagnosed with spine metastasis, the general
physician administered him with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication. The medication
as prescribed can cause severe side effect for a person of his age, but a he was witnessing
sever pain, he was provided with the drug by his GP.