lower back pain

[Pipo]

OKay so around a month ago I was in playground yes in playground with my sister she's 20 haha anyway we were goofing off there at middle of night.

There was this Eiffel Tower looking thing made of rope lines so you could climb on it. What I did was I sat on one of the ropes and tied my legs around them and dropped down to my back. Ever since then my back has been sore when ever I bend forward and sides or backwards |: tho the pain has slowly went away so it doesn't hurt so much as before.

I was thinking maybe I've ripped some joints there or something?

Does anyone know any good lower back stretching?

[Rascaldog24]

Well you can't rip joints and if you ripped a tendon or muscle you would know it but you might of pulled it or had a micro tear so you should be fine after it heals. Don't do strenuous workouts or any thing like that

[Cicero]

Stretching won't really help the pain. Just try to rest in bed as much as possible. Take a mild painkiller like ubuprofen or Tylenol, if it doesn't get fixed in about a week go to the doctor.

[Desuetude]

Ice packs help a ton, a lot more than hot water bottles do. 20 minutes on, put it back in the freezer for 20, then back on.

Stretches tend not to work though I could maybe suggest looking some up, I'm not sure about stretches for backs. Is anything else bad? Legs or shoulders? Because it all contributes. I suggest stretching out your legs and maybe going to see a chiropractor or such if the back pain persists. Don't let it get worse, you really will regret it. Get it sorted now.

[TigerBoy]

Stretching won't really help the pain. Just try to rest in bed as much as possible. Take a mild painkiller like ubuprofen or Tylenol, if it doesn't get fixed in about a week go to the doctor.

I injured my back when I was younger (just a strain, nothing terrible). Unless you are talking first aid response to severe pain, bed rest is NOT necessarily a good idea. Moving around as part of rehabilitation will help help the blood flow and the lymbic system which will heal injuries.

From nhs.gov:

Keep moving

Most experts now agree that staying in bed, lying down or being inactive for long periods is actually bad for your back.

(http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Back-pain/Pages/Treatment.aspx)

Personally I'd see a doctor right away so you can get qualified advice that is right for your injury. You don't want to take a chance you've got something that could flare up worse further down the line

[May_Star]

If all else fails, try to have a chiropractor check you up. You might have dislocated your bones by a bit.

[Pipo]

It has been healing slowly and steady I think it has been now like 2 months that it has been sore but it's healing still it's a lot better tho than before. . .

I might go get some help soon if doesn't get better soon.

[TigerBoy]

It has been healing slowly and steady I think it has been now like 2 months that it has been sore but it's healing still it's a lot better tho than before. . .

I might go get some help soon if doesn't get better soon.

So this is the trouble - all this of this time all your other muscles are compensating around the injury and you can really over stress other things and end up with poor spinal alignment, which can affect your balance (walking ,running etc). Some of the pain you are having now is probably from those other muscles getting stressed out because you are getting into the habit of using them in the wrong way.

You'll probably find if you saw a physio / chiropractor they may be able to manipulate you and help it heal properly and a lot faster, and most likely you'd walk out of there feeling considerably better right away.

[Pipo]

So this is the trouble - all this of this time all your other muscles are compensating around the injury and you can really over stress other things and end up with poor spinal alignment, which can affect your balance (walking ,running etc). Some of the pain you are having now is probably from those other muscles getting stressed out because you are getting into the habit of using them in the wrong way.

You'll probably find if you saw a physio / chiropractor they may be able to manipulate you and help it heal properly and a lot faster, and most likely you'd walk out of there feeling considerably better right away.

I can do all those without any problems, running, walk, ride my motorbike, do exercises, stretching even riding my mountain bike works out well.

and none of my other muscles aren't getting any sore or wrong used.

[TigerBoy]

I can do all those without any problems, running, walk, ride my motorbike, do exercises, stretching even riding my mountain bike works out well.

and none of my other muscles aren't getting any sore or wrong used.

That's great to hear Nixon. I still think you need to seek medical advice from a qualified person though.

If it is muscle related, a qualified person can give you very specific exercises to help you, which no one here can (because we can't examine you, and we aren't qualified). These would be tailored to avoid the injured muscle where possible, and ease the spasms in the co-dependant muscles (which is what I was talking about earlier). Or it may be they prescribe something else of course.

[SmexiLexie510]

You could have injured your coccyx, which is the tailbone, or you could have a misalignment in your lower lumbar vertebrae, lower spine, which is what I had. You could have a trapped nerve or swollen nerve also. Which I also had. I could barely walk though, so you could've just twisted something or pulled it. Ycou could go have it checked out at the doctor, but going to see a chiropractor does a world of good if you have done something... try ice packs or heat pressure etc :)