Lower back pain - aaaargh ouch aaargh!

[Northernlurker]

My back has been a bit sore for a week or two but was much better yesterday until I bent down to the tumble dryer and experienced a severe pain. Couldn't move, couldn't walk for a minute or two. Hobbled around for the rest of the night and didn't sleep well because changing position hurt so much and I do move a lot in my sleep. This morning getting up was dreadful but it is easing now as I move around.

HAve googled and I have no sinister symptoms. It sounds like the best thing to do is keep active and it will get better without medical intervention. Has anybody any advice to help?

[dareisayit]

Is it a slipped disc? I had that and I was winding in pain on bed begging the doctor to inject painkillers.

The human body memorizes pain, so best to get painkillers on early and def see a doctor!!

[dareisayit]

Don't just sit it out, okay. This is serious and could cause you longterm problems. Painkillers so to numb pain and rest.

Does the pain go down the leg (sciatica ie. a nerve) or is it local and stays there but excrutiating (slipped disc?).

Definitely have it checked, a friend of mine had bad back pains and it turned out one of her spine blocks was crushing a nerve, she needed surgery.

[Northernlurker]

Thanks, I really don't think it's too serious. I've been able to move around quite well and whilst it hurts it certainly isn't excruciating. I found a test thing for scitica and could do the movements in that so I don't think it's that. I had an ibuprofen at 10.30 and that's taken the edge off. I work in a hospital so I'm going to run my symptoms past our physio when I catch her. At the moment I really don't think the GP would be able to add much but I will be limping straight there if anything changes. How old was your friend - I'm only 32 - my spine really shouldn't be disintegrating just yet