I have never had any kinda problems outta my back at all.Today I moved our camper down here by my house.It usually stays in the back of my field where I have power but I had the power cut off back there and I was gonna put a 50amp plug by my house so I could plug the camper up here at home.We'll I disconnected the wires at the pole and started pulling the old wire up outta the ground that ran from the box to the plug cause I'm just gonna reuse it all.Got about 12ft of it pulled up outta the ground then bent down and was getting it out from under a Lil deck it ran under.I was straining some getting the wire outta the ground but nothing I haven't done a hundred times.Anyway when I stood up from getting the wire out from under the deck something happened in my lower back that bout near put me back on the ground.It was all I could do to get to my truck and back home.The last few hours I been layed up with a heat pad on my back and it is hurting!It's not to bad when im laying here being still but when I start to get up holy hell it hurts and bending over for anything is completely outta the question.I guess I maybe pulled a muscle or something somehow.I know one thing I'll definitely look at folks with back problems a lot different now cause this is awful and Im sure it's very minor compared to alotta folks with serious back problems.

You might want to try ice on that and go to a chiropractor tomorrow.

I pulled a muscle in my lower back one time and was absolutely useless. I haven't felt much pain that equates to lower back pain. Get well and good luck.

i have felt your pain. mine was a pinched sciatica nerve.

I had a friend that just picked up a bag to put in the truck and the way that he turned when picking it up slipped a disk. He couldn't hardly walk and ended up having to have surgery to repair his back. The slipped disk was putting pressure on his spinal chord and causing thespian and numbness down his legs. My back is wrecked as well from flying helicopters and carrying too much weight my whole life. I would ice then heat then ice and go see a doc in the morning if it isn't any better.

if you think it is muscle related, stand under the shower as hot as you can stand it...or better yet, soak in the tub in water as hot as you can stand.
nsaid's and anelgesic with a soothing whiskey drink to take your mind off of it. sleep on the firmest mattress you have...if you can manage to sleep.

Chiropractors may help. He x-rayed said I had a tight pulled muscle. He poked and beat and vibrated thing all over. No help. The pain was ok while standing and walking but lying down was unreal pain in my left leg and lower back. I had a MRI it showed a herniated disk #4. a x-ray wont show a bulging or herniated disk. I had surgery a year ago and still have some pain. Take care of your self and good luck with your back.

X2 worst pain. Now it hurts to drive long distances

I done soaked in a bathtub full of hot water.Seemed to help a little.Took some Ibuprofen too.It's feeling a Lil better but still hurts.As long as I lay down its OK but soon as I start to get up it gets worse.

wet a large towel and squeeze out excess water then put it on your back and lean back onna heating pad as long as you will.I have always healed back strains that way and it works for me.Soaking the towel in epsom salts will help too.Cold packs may be advisable but never worked for me.

Pain to one side = pulled muscle most likely = MD
Pain in the center = disk = chiropractor

Worst pain is right above the crack of my ass.

Go to a good chiropractor. I strained my back last week. I hobbled around for 2 days. Went to the chiro, and was fine when I walked out. The way to find a good chiro is to walk in and tell them your back is hurting but don't tell them where. If they figure it out and fix it, they're a good one. If they ask where you're hurting, walk out.

I don't have to tell mine anything. Within 2 minutes he's figured out where I'm hurting and has me back in working order in just a few minutes.

Go on to a Doctor and see what's going on. They will probably give you muscle relaxers and tell you to take it easy several days. But only your Dr can tell you for certain what's going on.

I feel for you. I suffer from chronic lower back pain and it's something you can't understand until it happens to you. Hope it's just a muscle for your sake. Vertebra problems are never good.

Definitely sounds like a job for a Back Cracker to me. Forget the MD on this one.

Disclaimer: I make no claim that the quality of advise dispenced here is of any greater quality than the advice of other aldeer knowitalls.

Bad advice. Go to an MD first. Find out what it is (nerve or muscle) first before trying to treat it. If the pain doesn't radiate down your leg, it is likely a pulled muscle which is the better of the two options. Heat, muscle relaxers and rest are your best friends. If it is the nerve and it isn't better in a couple of days, check with a chiro. He'll probably pop it and put you on the rack to stretch it out and relieve the pressure on the nerve.

I can tell ya from personal experience that both a doc and a chiropractor can screw your back up more. Just do everything you can to relax your back as stated above, in the morning, do your research on both and make a decision that bests suits you. Hope you get well soon.

After you go to the chiropractor and get readjusted get you some Bio Freeze from him. It's not sold at the drug stores. This stuff works with some naproxen sodium. I've had bad back problems for the last thirty years. Was so bad one time I would have to crawl to the bathroom and could only sleep in the fetal position. You also need to learn to work smarter not harder. Save your back and slow down.