I heard someone mention that JFK had debilitating lower back pain for most of his life. So bad, that he used crutches at times. I had never known this. Heartbreaking, yet very interesting. Me thinks what was going on there is pretty self explanatory to folks like us. A quick google search produced this short piece:
quote:His symptoms appeared to be exacerbated by stress -- for example, noted symptomatic worsening during the Cuban Missile Crisis, and failed Bay of Pigs invasion -- which is commonly observed in those with centralized pain.
JFK and his chronic back pain
Posted - 08/30/2014 : 17:14:29
