Lower back injury

[whitetigerwoods]

About an hour ago I got really bad lower back pains playing basketball and I immediately went home, took aleeve and am lying down on a heating pad.

What did I pull/strain, and what else should I do?

[whitetigerwoods]

Bump please, my back's killing me lol

[S3RB0N]

Go see a doctor, he'll give you the best advice.

[JayPSlugger]

Go see a doctor, he'll give you the best advice.

The Dr. will likely check to see if you can bend forward and backward. Then he will check to see if you can rotate right and left. If so, he will diagnose a "lumbar sprain"....48 hours bed rest, then introduce activity as tolerable. Prescribe naproxen (alleve) and some type of muscle relaxer. Recovery about 1 week give or take a few days. Good Luck

I did this on Monday and went to Dr. Wednesday. Feeling about 70%, but the first two days was in tremendous pain.

[whitetigerwoods]

I'll see how I am in the morning but it's probably best to call out of work?

[JayPSlugger]

[QUOTE=whitetigerwoods;900178981]I'll see how I am in the morning but it's probably best to call out of work?[/QUOTE

Dr. kept me out all week. See how you feel, but it sounds like you're not going to be up for going anywhere for a day or two (at least)

Believe it or not, I can BP 405, but wrecked my back taking milk out of fridge. Dr. told me "You don't need heavy weights". Nobody big ever told me that (Doc was about 140 lbs.)

[Szaa]

i got the same injury last friday except i pulled a muscle that's in the middle-right side, still hurts a bit but it's definitely better getting better everyday. i got it when i was running so you maybe could have the same injury that i have.

if it only hurts when you're walk it's most likely a pulled muscle or strain. if it's swelling up, put a ice-pack but if it's not, then keep using the heat pad. but if it's the bone and is painful even when you sit or lie down, go to your doctor and he'll tell you what to do next.

if it's just your muscle, don't bother going to the doctor cos when i went, he only talked to me for like 2 minutes, he just told me to have plenty of rest and take some tablets for muscles and if it still hurts for a week, i should go back to him and it could be more than a pulled muscle. but if you're really worried, it's not gonna hurt going to your doctor.

[whitetigerwoods]

Been lying on the heating pad since 5 and the pain has slightly gone away. Is it worth seeing my doctor or should I keep doing this?

[whitetigerwoods]

One last bump

[joemawhinney]

As much as I hate broscientists and most doctors are broscientists, getting prescribe naproxen helps(srs) ultimate pain killers.

[SilverBackk]

Go get it checked out by a orthopaedic surgeon/doctor if pain continues for more than a week. Don't listen or follow anyones advice unless they know what's causing the pain. I've been dealing with back pain since 2010, a doctor, a physio and a chiropractor have all worked and made recommendations on my back which made the pain worse because they were presuming what was causing the pain when in actual fact they were completely wrong.

Can you describe the pain a bit more what does it feel like? erector muscle sprain, nerve pain, bone ache.. etc

[whitetigerwoods]

At first it would hurt to walk, but it felt so relieving to lie down and stretch it out. Just like constant throbbing. Right now the pain is on and off.

[rkalsow]

Most likely lumbar sprain. Doctor will presribe you stay away from working out/lifting things for a week or so. Ibuprofen and laying on your back on a firm surface with feet up.

[whitetigerwoods]

Moms bitching that it's my fault and I really shouldn't call out of work. I only have a 4 hour shift so I'm contemplating going but taking aleve with me and then lying down all night again. I don't work until Wednesday after this so I think I'll be fine.

[rkalsow]

I'd say go to work and let your boss know what's going on with your back that way if the pain gets bad you can leave.

[nainchik]

Get the heating pad off, lie on your stomach and ice the area 20 minutes on/20 minutes off two times, repeat before sleep. Go get it checked, better insist on MRI, it's worth the money, trust me. Lower back doesn't tolerate unconcern.

[whitetigerwoods]

Pain is mostly gone, just stiff back now. My parents think I'll be fine so they're not concerned with calling the doctors because the heating pad has helped and my dad has pain pills for his arthritis he's giving me

[Edwardballow]

i got the same damage last saturday except i drawn a muscular that's in the middle-right part, still affects a bit but it's definitely better getting better daily. i got it when i was operating so you maybe could have the same damage that i have.

if it only affects when you're move it's most likely a drawn muscular or stress. if it's inflammation up, put a ice-pack but if it's not, then keep using the warm pad. but if it's the cuboid and is hurtful even when you sit or lie down, go to your physician and he will tell you what to do next.

if it's just your muscular, don't hassle going to the physician cos when i went, he only discussed to me for like 2 moments, he just informed me to have a lot of relax and take some pills for muscle tissue and if it still affects for per weeks time, i should go returning to him and it could be more than a drawn muscular. but if you're really concerned, it's not going to harm going to your physician.

[whitetigerwoods]

Should I not lift all next week?

[whitetigerwoods]

Bump.

Pain is gone, back just feels stiff now. How long should I stay out of the gym for?