i have a muscle pull in my back and it has been 3 weeks?

Question

when i was playing basketball i shot the ball really high and then the next thing you know i was felling lots and lots of pain in my back then after 3 days i went to my docter and he aid that i have a muscle pull in my back and it has been 3 weeks from now i only fell pain in the morning alot but in the afternoon i fell 50% better is thier any good tip or treatment for this??

Answer 1

pulled muscles take a great deal of time to heal. You're looking at at least two months. Talk to your doctor about this once again and see if there's any medication the doctor recommends or possibly any physical therapy.

In the meantime Take a hot bath with 2c. of dissolved Epsom salts. Soak for 30 minutes. The Epsom salts will help eliminate the lactic acid that forms on the muscles from over exertion.

Massage an analgesic cream into the sore muscles.

Dehydration can cause severe pain in the muscles. I recommend you drink purified water mixed with mineral water 50/50. This will replace the minerals that are exiting your body continuously.

I suggest that adults and children drink 40 ounces of water per 100 pounds of body weight every day. Realize that exercise, ambient temperature, and state of health affect the water needs of your body. One tip for athletes: it is healthier to drink a sports drink or water than fruit juice, soda, coffee, or milk during competition or active training periods.

500mg of calcium and magnesium, taken twice daily, can help with diminishing the pain.

you are going to have to rest and not do sports until this muscle has healed.

Answer 2

find a good massage therapist. chinese massage (tui na) works really well too! i jacked my back one time, saw a skilled (and i stress skilled bc there are a lot of shitty ones) accupuncturist who not only applied needles but also heat with a lamp and moxibustion. Chinese Medicine is not well known to most Westerners, but it is Da Bomb, when practice by a skilled practitioner.
also to loosen up the muscles: epsom salt baths and light and easy stretching. Western docs (allopaths) dont do much but prescribe muscle relaxers and painkillers which are all cover ups that dont get to the root of the problem.
so, find yourself a good Chinese Medicine practitioner. if you live in or near a big city, you should be able to do so easily.

Answer 3

Hi! I'll be happy to answer your question! My dad has the same thing! He pulled a muscle in his shoulder though! It's called a nerve pinch and its a muscle pull! Try to rest it...it will be slow but a good process .. dont be worried it takes time

Answer 4

You should have applied ice and rested from the beginning, but it sounds like it is healing. Just takes time and a few aspirin or ibuprofen during the day.