Horrible back pain - ideas?

[velvett]

I don't know what I did or when or frankly how.

I can't recall pulling anything or straining or over doing something but my lower back from the bottom of my tail bone to up about 6" above is killing me.

I can't sit comfortably and I can't stand up straight without leaning over onto something, I can lie down comfortable only on back with my legs proped up.

(Do I sound terribly whiny? Sorry....)

I tried soaking in the hot tub but the relief is momentary and I haven't done legsor back in over a week because it feels like someone shoved a knife into my lower back.

Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[needsize]

I get something like that too occasionally, I use a muscle relaxant like Robacacet(not sure how to spell it) and it seems to go away a lot quicker

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Honestly,

Take a pain killer i.e. Vicodin, long hot shower (30 minutes), sleep.

 

[Zander1983]

I pulled my hip flexor on Sunday playing soccer. I've got another game tonight (Tuesday), and regular icing and taking Ibuprofen has got me to a point where I'll be able to play two days later (that and the fact I'm a little crazy). Anti-inflammatories and cold/heat treatment help a lot.

 

[BigBadBootyDaddy29]

Something similar happened to me this past fall, I don't know how it happened either, it wasn't a traumatic injury, I just woke up one day and it felt exactly like somebody stuck a knife in my back and was twisting it, it started at the tailbone and went up about like yours, maybe 6".....What I did was eliminate all movements tha taggrivated it from my training, I took Alleve and Doan's for the pain, and wha seemed to help was seated good mornings, where I would go all the way to where my stomach was flat on the benh, I did these 3x's a week in place of squats, front squats, cleans, deads, anything that aggrivated it, after a week,I could sit still for 5 minutes without being in pain, and after 3-4 weeks, I could train like normal......hope this helps, it sounds like you had the exact same injury I did.

 

[SeymourCuts]

It could be so many complex things. I'd go see a chiropractor.

 

[casualbb]

Is this acute? As in, did it come out of nowhere?

Something like that happened to me a few months ago. Was doing barbell shrugs, and I tightened up in preparation for a tough rep, and something twinged -- was unable to do ANYTHING for days. After a full week it went away completely and I could go back to normal activity. Was probably a nerve impingement or something, who knows. Anyway, see if it goes away.

-casualbb

 

[endpoint]

I'd go see a chiropractor.

if you wanna go 3 times a week for the rest of your life.....then yes.


velvett how is your hamstring and hip flexability?

 

[BodybuildingUniverse]

ALL of my back pain has been corrected by heavy ab training. I used to never train abs (cause I could see them) but they were never STRONG. Now they are. Good luck..and cool avatar endpoint

 

[b fold the truth]

It could be so many complex things. I'd go see a chiropractor.

I agree...they may find some small misalignment and fix you.

Have you been training your core? Abs, lower back, etc...???

When my back hurts I do all kinds of stretching with the bands.

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