I've been doing this 12 week fitness/strength/shape up challenge thing locally and this week is my last week - it's gone really well - until yesterday's session - the 2nd from last one.
Doing a barbell press with bugger all weight and I felt a slight twinge in my lower back. Having suffered badly in the past with a dodgy back, I recognised the warning and backed right off but I think the damages already done.
I can't lie down or sit without being in agonising pain. Walking is ok but I can't do that all the bloody time - nee to find a chiropractor and fast in the morning and pray I haven't done anything serious like a disc
Ibuprofen doesn't even touch it -
Need something far far stronger as I've been sat/stood in the lounge since 1am and it's now 4:40
Not a happy bunny - plus - 4 gigs this weekend......
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Did it feel like it was it on your disc of to the side of it and are your legs working ok or tingling? Don't know where you are can recommend a guy in Southampton.
Best thing is digging I find for my back. When I don't dig and just do hedge cutting and treework it gets weak and aches, but I make a point of warming up first. It was killing me yesterday, but dug a 50 metres of 2 foot trench in what amounted to concrete clay, lying down with about a foot of headroom in a shrub border and through 10 foot area of 15cm of concrete that I had to breakout first by hand with a sledge and a bar. Thought it would kill me, but surprisingly I feel much better again.
I'm not locked in here with you, you are locked in here with me.
I have lower back problems from time to time and I've tried Doctors, Osteo, Chiro and self-treatment.
The doctor dosed me up on diazapam and I spent most of 2 days unconscious and dribbling.
The Osteo seemed a lot of money for a heat lamp and a giant tens machine.
After my back went 3 weeks before a grading, I watched the Lorimer Mosely TED video on pain and decided to treat myself:
I prefer the chiro - not for the cracking as that's a bit theatrical, but the posture advice, diet advice and such has helped.
Up the gym yesterday I was dead lifting 230kg.
Rest it and carry on with the weights.it will recover.
But that aside... hope you get sorted soon!
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Better night last night and certainly feeling more free today still bloody sore but that could be bruising from the osteopath of course
The good thing is she doesn't think I've done any lasting damage thank god