Let me tell you what my doc told me after a very bad pull in my lower back from seated cable rows:
"How about we just take some time off from lifting weights and let it heal naturally. I will prescribe some anti-inflamatories to help it heal"
Fucker!!! It didn't heal. I pulled it very bad. I could not bend over to touch my knees. I got some 200mg deca x3weeks and it healed beautifully. This was 4 years ago, but was the reason I started using as, because it would not fucking heal. I took 6 months off and it didn't heal. 3 weeks with deca and it healed. Just my exp.