I've apparently torn lots of soft tissue in my back... hideously painful. This is day 3, any (more) suggestions for me please?

[MrsShrekTheThird]

I know better, but stupid of all stupidity, I picked up 5yo dd and rotated about 110 degrees. Thick or what? GP reckons I've torn "everything" as I'm a bit of a skinny build, and the injured lower back is the site of an old injury. Can't sit, lie, stand, bend, ohhh...
got anti inflamatory meds and tiger balm!

No advice sorry but will watch this thread with interest as dd1 did this to her ankle playing netball today

Hope you feel better soon

I sprained an ankle many years ago, insist that she rests it. (haha I am good at giving advice but don't take my own suggestions, lol) Elevate whenever possible / practical. My mother's been round with the arnica, and if it's going to get plastered on my back then you could try it on your dd's ankle!

I will do

Silly lassie wants to go to school tomorrow and play netball after school on friday even though dr at A&E said no

you could always tell her that some joker clever person on mn told you that the best cure was strapping her ankles together

bumping at a more civilised hour :)

I sprained my back really badly in January. Ice is the best thing in the first few days - I have one of those hot/cold packs that you can freeze or microwave, and applied it frozen for 20 minutes at a time, as often as necessary - it does help to ease the pain a bit. Sorry to tell you, it took about 8 weeks to get back to normal, and I'm wary of doing anything that might trigger it off again! I also took Voltarol Pain-eze tablets and Ibuprofen, though they didn't seem to make a lot of difference.

It took at least a week before I began to feel any improvement.

Hope you feel a lot better soon, and I feel your pain!

See a physio!

Purplep I am your daughter! I cut a plaster cast off aged 16 coz I just wanted to play Netball!!
Screwed my ankle good and proper falling down stairs so doc plastered it.
It took hours with garden sacatuers and I did play Netball. Still do 20 years later! Have to tape to rotten ankle tho!!!

Sorry OP for hijack. DH is a physio btw so not as flippant as I sound.

hijack away
glad to know I'm not the only idiot alone