OT Need some advice- Severe lower back pain, accident during detailing...

[CharlesAFerg]

Well, I have started to become more active again after being swamped with school, this terms schedule is much mroe forgiving than last.

So I haven't detailed my car in a while, so I was working on it and myback started to hurt a bit and I decided to be careful... I just finished applying the wax w my random orbital and whammo, no pop or anything, just severe nerve pain that weakened my legs and made me short of breath.

I'm assuming due to my recent workouts and not detailing my car either, my ab muscles have deteriorated to the level where my back couldn't handle it anymore.
(I had this problem working at a grocery store years ago)

So I lay there trying to find a way to bring my legs up without hurting my back anymore as I'm chillin on the garage floor like a dumbass. I finally get up and get upstairs with a stick up my ass(not literally) and lay the heck down.

I feel a bit better now, but I still have very mild nerve pain regardless of where I move...

I'm assuming there are some exercises that are very specific to keeping this away, do you guys know?
I'm hitting the oxycontin after this for sure.

I'm only 20 and am 170lbs and run a lot, and I have a job where I stand a lot. I'm not overweight, or underweight either. I figured I'd be rid of this problem due to this, but do you think the lack of exercise last term weakened my abs, causing a recurrence of my previous ailment?

Your thoughts.
I hate feeling like some old fart, not being able to get up and just chilling on the floor like that... Argh. It's frustrating.
(I did manage to get a small stool and crouch my way around my car and remove the wax.) :-D But, nothing else got done, even though I seriously considered protecting the tires and plastic trim...

[Alexlind123]

More vicodin will solve all of your problems.

[BillionPa]

my dad had the same issue, its the siatic nerve and the pain can appear in the back or the legs. there are some stretching excersises he did that really did the trick

[danielhstout]

More vicodin will solve all of your problems.

+1 J/k

Man I would say that you should see a doctor and get some x-rays done... it could be serious, then again you could just be a total pussy... ha ha.

I am 21 years old and I also suffer from constant lower back pain. We are too you to be having back trouble... I for one intend to get checked out as soon as get some decent insurance.

Or I will just move to Canda so I can afford healthcare.

Get it checked out.

[Tiger]

Only 20? In your case, I'd take Advil to ease the pain for one week. Don't stop and start... just take it for a week continuous. By continuing, you keep the swelling down instead of letting the swelling grow and shrink repeatedly.

Forget about oxycontin if you can tolerate the pain.

Wear wide back support belt like those guys at Home Depot (this you can get it at home depot too)... or wide weightlifting belt... you can get this at local sporting good stores. Wear it all the time except .

I'd seriously consider visiting a chiropractor... if your insurance will cover it... go for it.

Once you recuperate from the pain, then you can consider exercising... but right now? Recuperate only.

[Tiger]

Ahh... I forget! Those darn BACKPACKS!... Don't wear only one strap... You gotta be 'uncool' to protect your back.

[Venus4NU]

Serious, you need to see a doctor just to rule anything serious out.

My son had constant lower back pain. He was a football player and blamed everything from a pulled muscle to a bruised tailbone from tackling to hard. The athletic trainer did some chilled whirlpools, heat whirlpools and muscle shocks. Nothing helped. One night the pain was so bad we took him to the ER, they assumed a pinched nerve but took x-rays. Imagine our surprise when we found he had 6 breaks in his lower back and an undiagnosed mild case of spina bifda. They immediately sent his x-rays over the Internet to a specialist in Dallas (we are in Omaha). He wore a back brace for 6 months while doing physical therapy in preperation for surgery. Went through 9 hour surgery and had 6 pins inserted in his back and had three vertabrae's removed and rebuilt. It ended his football career. We are just glad we finally took him to the doctor before he did something to it that would have caused more serious permanent damage.

Please, please go to the doctor.

Venus

[swenpro]

Sorry to hear about the condition... this may not be what you need immediately, but I seriously recommend looking into this to prevent further occurrences. I am also quite young myself, and we should not be experiencing problems like this. It's called the Egoscue method, basically a way of performing physical therapy on yourself daily to keep the body from deteriorating and eventually causing pain. Pete Egoscue's book is called Pain Free, and highly recommend checking it out. I feel much better after doing his short routines, a lot of his "e-cises" are like yoga, so if you're into yoga this is quite similar. This is not craziness, it's just a way of getting your body through some motions it never sees at an office job.

[632 Regal]

I had an injury when I was small, had recurring 'attacks' over the years, started seeing a chiro at 17 years old, been seeing one every couple months to keep things in order. You would be surprized what they can do by twisting you up and popping things back where they belong. Once your back together take it easy for 24 hours then start with small non torturous sit ups, a few a day and that will hold things where they belong.

I dont like MD's at all.

[CharlesAFerg]

Yeah, I was kidding about the oxycontin, but yeah I'll go see the MD..