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'''Lumbago''' is a backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disk.
 
'''Lumbago''' is a backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disk.
   
By [[1994]], [[Perkins]] suffered from lumbago<ref name="GF7">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Bagman and Crouch'')</ref> and, as such, walked with a stoop.<ref name="OP7">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 7 (''The Ministry of Magic'')</ref> By [[1997]], his condition had gotten worse.
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By [[1994]], [[Perkins]] suffered from lumbago<ref name="GF7">''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]'' - Chapter 7 (''Bagman and Crouch'')</ref> and, as such, walked with a stoop.<ref name="OP7">''[[Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix]]'' - Chapter 7 (''The Ministry of Magic'')</ref> By [[1997]], his condition had gotten worse.<ref name="DH14">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 14 (''The Thief'')</ref>
 
 
 
It is also mentioned in the BBC television show Only Fools And Horses.<ref name="DH14">''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'' - Chapter 14 (''The Thief'')</ref>
 
   
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==
 
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"We'll be a bit cramped, but I think we'll all squeeze in. Come and have a look. Well, it's not for long. I borrowed this from Perkins at the office. Doesn't camp much anymore, poor fellow, he's got lumbago."
Arthur Weasley calls Harry Potter inside Perkins's tent in 1994.[src]

Lumbago is a backache of the lumbar region or lower back, which can be caused by muscle strain or a slipped disk.

By 1994, Perkins suffered from lumbago[1] and, as such, walked with a stoop.[2] By 1997, his condition had gotten worse.[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - Chapter 7 (Bagman and Crouch)
  2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - Chapter 7 (The Ministry of Magic)
  3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 14 (The Thief)