: acute or chronic pain (such as that caused by muscle strain) in the lower back
Example Sentences
experiencing an attack of lumbago
Recent Examples on the WebHis lawyer, Elmer George, says his client has a past history of hypothyroidism, aortic stenosis and chronic lumbago and is due to serve out his sentence in less than nine months. Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 21 May 2020 This offer is valid only for townsfolk with proof of dropsy, mumps, polio, lumbago, colitis, bursitis, bites of the wolf most vile, and other afflictions covered under the purview of Clifton’s marvellous medical menagerie. Evan Waite, The New Yorker, 19 May 2020 Now ague, biliousness, lumbago, Saint Vitus’s dance and dropsy.Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2019 Playing on those surfaces could have exacerbated Gehrig’s chronic lumbago in much the same way. John Eisenberg, SI.com, 4 July 2017