This afternoon I did my back in. Putting a child down from carrying them. Something I do 1000 times a day. Something went 'ping' and I couldn't move. Flipping horrible tightness, pain, spasms in my lower back and buttocks down my legs.
I'm tag-teaming ibuprofen and paracetamol and trying to do some gentle stretching but man, it hurts! Have had a fair bit of advice from family and friends but ended up more confused about what to do. Some say ice, some say heat, some say rest, some say movement.
I've had this happen before, in my early 20's and it was weeks and weeks of horror before it got better. I cannot afford that. I'm a Nanny, and self-employed, so if I don't work, I don't earn, and my employers also don't work. I'm freaking out about the responsibility and Monday morning.
Don't know what to do!
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Done my back in - mixed advice
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OscalBeale · 16/08/2014 20:17
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