Need Advice, Lower Back Soreness Posted: 04-25-07 14:39pm
A little history: I'm a 26 year old male,
never injured my back or had issues
before. I'm in good shape 5'11 185 pounds,
relatively little fat.
A week ago I went a little too hard one
day. I hit golf balls, baseballs, then
worked out. I think where things might
have went wrong is how I dropped my weight
bar after doing military presses--I was
really tired and just kinda threw it down
and it jolted my back. I work out every
other day.
Well the next morning my lower back was
very very stiff and sore. At the far
bottom of my spine. I didn't feel any pain
until that morning. Not immediately. (Not
even sure what caused it).
Anyhow, it hasn't improved very much over
the last week. It doesnt hurt unless I
bend the lower portion of my back either
way. Walking is fine. Bending over can
hurt.
I've take ibuprofen and read tons of
different opinions on what to do. Some say
stretch it out and keep exercising, some
say lay around and ice/heat it.
In your opinion, what do you think it
could be? What should I do?
Thanks in advance guys!
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mc4ever02
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Posted: 04-26-07 12:22pm
That's tough. You pretty much have to do
what is right for you. You don't want to
hurt yourself any further so if anything
you are doing becomes uncomfortable you
should stop immediately.
Personally, I would suggest streching and
heat. Moist heat is the best for muscles.
They have moist heating pads (or you can
just use a sock with rice). And don't
overdo the stretching.
If it continues to much longer you may
want to consider seeing a doctor to make
sure you didn't injure yourself. (More
than a muscle pull).
I hope you are feeling better soon. Keep
us posted!
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ronetta
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 May 2007 Posts: 5
Posted: 05-06-07 00:14am
I'm not an expert really but I know if you
have radiating pain down a leg or an arm
then it's usually more serious (a disk
hernation possibly). It sounds like a
muscle problem/ or spasm or pulled muscle
or something to me. Maybe try getting
massages a couple of times a week from a
licensed therapuetic massage person might
help alot along with stretching and
swimming in a pool. I was always told to
alternate ice and heat when something like
that happened to me and to take ibuprophen
and use like an aspercream or icy hot.
Hope this helps
