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.

B True

 

[blinddeafmute]

I have the same thing dude. Mine hurts from my asshole to about 6 inches above my ass. My back has started popping too.

Mine seems to be getting better now. I attribute it to a week back and week abs. Ive started training abs harder like heavywear and it seems to help. I am also training my back a littel better making sure I have very good form.

I sleep with a pillow uner my knees while on my back, and a thick pillow between my knees while on my side.

I stretch my back everyday too. Lying on the floor on my back and raising my legs up over my head and touching my toes on the floor behind me.

Mine just came on gradual. I did nothing to tweak my back. Good sleeping positions and some good training should get it back into shape.

 

[velvett]

To answer a few questions:


Out of nowhere.

I'm freakishly flexible (hams and flexors too)

Yes, BigBadBootyDaddy29 - just woke up that way.

Core training hmm no wild changes, no less no more than usual, although I have changed my ab training a bit. hmmm...

 

[velvett]

I know what changed - I'm hunched over a drafting table more that I used to be.

Do you think it could be that simple?

I dunno.


This getting old stuff is for the birds.

 

[b fold the truth]

Yes, it could be that simple.

Do you sleep with a pillow between your legs/knees and one between your ankles?

B True

 

[velvett]

Yes, it could be that simple.

Do you sleep with a pillow between your legs/knees and one between your ankles?

B True

No, but that does sound heaven.

I usually grab all the comforter and give it a big leg bear hug - feels pretty good actually.

 

[b fold the truth]

No, but that does sound heaven.

I usually grab all the comforter and give it a big leg bear hug - feels pretty good actually.

OK now...I'm trying not to be sexual OR flirt in any way...lol...

When I sleep I lay on my side with a long pillow from groin to shins then another small pillow between my ankles. My legs touch when I stand shoulder width apart so laying on my side really wreaks havoc on my spine and hips if I don't have something keeping me 'in line' so to speak.

You could get some absorbine Jr...they have a nice smelling roll-on kind at Wal Mart. It doesn't work as well as icy-hot but it doesn't smell near as much either...lol.

I will try to get some pics of how I stretch my back out this evening or Wednesday at the latest.

B True

 

[velvett]

THANK YOU!




It's ok, most conversations around turn...

On never mind.





I'm gonna try that and will await your pics.

OK now...I'm trying not to be sexual OR flirt in any way...lol...

When I sleep I lay on my side with a long pillow from groin to shins then another small pillow between my ankles. My legs touch when I stand shoulder width apart so laying on my side really wreaks havoc on my spine and hips if I don't have something keeping me 'in line' so to speak.

You could get some absorbine Jr...they have a nice smelling roll-on kind at Wal Mart. It doesn't work as well as icy-hot but it doesn't smell near as much either...lol.

I will try to get some pics of how I stretch my back out this evening or Wednesday at the latest.

B True

 

[big4life]

You can always let your cat walk on your back.

 

[vinylgroover]

Velvett,

Here's some good back stretching exercises i do when i injure my lower back (which is quite often)

Try the press up andback strecth on all fours from the beginner list and the knees to chest from the intermediate list to start with.





http://www.biostretch.com/exercises1.htm

 

[b fold the truth]

Ok...here are some pics of what I do on a regular basis to stretch my back/hams. Excuse the pics...most of them were taken when I was not expecting it...lol

I use the medium band by www.jumpstretch.com and I do this in a series.
Right leg straight up:

Over to the right, wide and up:

Over to the left, wide and up, stretching the glutes and hams and lower spinal area:

Then I repeat all three with my right leg then do the left leg the same way.

Then, I do both legs in the same manner:
Straight up:

Over to the right, high and wide as I can:

Over to the left, high and wide as I can. I usually feel my lower spine pop and completely release when I do this one.

I then repeat both legs again and then lay on the floor and relax for about 5 minutes. Maybe try doing this 2-3x per day for several days.

I hope these help...and yes...the dog does help a lot with the stretches...lol

B True

 

[casualbb]

Holy jesus, B. Those are some frickin' HAMMIES, lol.

-casualbb

 

[Zander1983]

Holy jesus, B. Those are some frickin' HAMMIES, lol.

-casualbb

Hammies, and every other muscle on the man!

 

[SeymourCuts]

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

That's a very rare situation. I don't have time to go into details about my past experiences with back injury and chiropractic care, but I will say that was far from my experience or the experiences of people I've known. My advice to see a chiropractor was based on the fact that depending on the exact nature of the problem, no resistance or heavy flexibility training should be performed for a while or some should be performed. And the pain could have come about by a small issue of misalignment. Alternatively it is also possible for the way the neuromuscular system copes with severe pain to actually cause a misalignment as a result of severe back pain being present over a long period of time due to other causes.