Lower Back Pain?
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My husband and daughter have this problem occasionally.
First take Ibuprofen to help the swelling and inflammation. Two every 4 or 5 hours to help get the swelling down. You can put cold gel packs on it also.
Lay on the floor and lay your calves up on a foot stool or across the coffee table. This will open up the vertebrae in you lower back. It sounds like you have a pinched nerve.
Give yourself 15 to 30 minutes in this position each time.
To sleep at night take thick sofa cushions and put them in the same position so your legs stay in the L shape. This will keep those vertebrae open for hours and allow the nerve to hopefully be "unpinched". This really will work for you . But it may take a few nights.
Sit on hard chairs during the daytime, no slouching. My daughter drives sitting on a square upholstered board in her car seat to relieve the pain.
Good Luck.
Could be a pulled muscle of pinched nerve. Try some heat.
Sounds like a pulled muscle. The heat and ibuprofen should show marked improvement in at least 2-3 days. If the pain gets no better in 2-3 days, and definitely if it gets worse, get to your doctor for an x-ray or MRI to make sure you haven't done damage to your spine.
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