how do you know if you threw your back out?

DAWNNA76

seriously I am in so much pain!

tfarabians

OH no!  What did you do?  Ice and ibprofen! 

CinemaGoddess

Where does your back hurt? 

When I throw my back out, I can't move at all.   My entire back seizes up in a muscle spasm and even breathing hurts.   The only thing that makes it feel better is to sit in a straight-back chair, or any kind of chair that I can get in and out of easily, with a heating pad and a dose of my trusty Percocet.  Once the spasm has gone away, I usually take ibuprofin or Aleve to ease the inflammation.

I hope you feel better soon!

 

JDCSKF

When I threw my back out last month, I ended up an hour on the floor, then I crawled to the couch where we started hot and cold treatment for my back. I was able to get into the shower after about 1 1/2 hours, and I walked around like a pg lady because I absolutely could not move at my waist.

I saw my Chiropractor twice that day. He couldn't do much at the beginning because my back was still in spasm. He was able to take my back out of spasm, with elbow pressure to each side of my spine (it hurts, and I screamed and cried, but it worked). Maybe have your husband give it a try on you.

 

humynone

When I've thrown it out badly...it's felt like stabbing knives when moving, and locked up spasming muscles just laying down or sitting. Sometimes it take a few days for everything to relax enough to start some gentle back stretches. Ice and heat and painkillers can help in the meantime.