i strained my back last night.I've been weight-lifting for 20 years and nothing like this has ever happened to me. I was doing squats, with a 100lb barbell (not for the first time), while i was going up i felt something crack in my lower back, and my back started aching badly. I went straight to bed, slept on a suport-mattress, bot today i find it difficult to even go to the bathroom? What can i do until my doctor comes back on Monday?
2007-02-24 03:01:38 · 8 answers · asked by MICHAEL G 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Rest, rest, rest...
Put ice on for the first 24 hours, 20 min/20 min off., then heat after that.
Take Ibuprofen to decrease the swelling.
Your doc might prescribed some muscle relaxer & do a exam to rule out it is just musculature & not a vertebrae.
2007-02-25 15:11:32 · answer #1 · answered by Fraulein 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have someone there who's willing to wait on you hand and foot. You may have torn a back muscle or possibly partially torn a ligament or just thrown your back out. Take it easy, or if it gets really bad go into a walk in clinic or an emergency room. Apply ice and heat to it as much as you can and try and do the odd movement so you don't completely stiffen up.
2007-02-24 11:07:31 · answer #2 · answered by toronto_leafs 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had the same thing back, its probably just a back spasm, and you should be fine as long as you do little activity
try to stretch a bit and lots of rest and then go to your doctor to make sure
2007-02-24 11:48:55 · answer #3 · answered by choco taco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take complete rest now and consult a doctor and do the through examination
2007-02-24 11:08:42 · answer #4 · answered by drtsugathan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say go to the hospital. You may have a slipped disk
2007-02-24 23:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by answers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you need to go to the ER and get some pain med till you see your dr.
2007-02-24 11:05:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
get plenty of rest...put some ice in your back or hot water!
2007-02-24 11:05:23 · answer #7 · answered by Isabel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should have someone at home to take care of you and get LOTS of rest.
2007-02-24 11:51:16 · answer #8 · answered by 11:11 pm<3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋