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had to work the Citadel foot ball game today.. Alll was good a lot of college girls there from College of Charleston so I have soem eye candy to look at.. About 1/2 way into the 2nd quater people started feeling the heat. I treated 21 people and transported 3 for heat related issues.. Well somehow while helping the transport crew load one of the 3 we transported into the back of the unit I twisted wrong or lifted wrong or something.. My lower back on the left side right about where my kidney is, is killing me. If I am still its not that bad. but try to wlk, stand up move to quick its like someone sticking a hot knife in my side.. Sad part is i have 4 bikes at the shop needed to be fixed and not to mention whats gonna be coming in the door since fall bike week is over this weekend...

Man, if it weren't for bad luck you'd have no luck at all!

Would not call it bad luck, just stupidty on my part.. Was in a hurry to get her loaded up cause I could not do a good assesment with all the noise and on lookers.

I've done my back a few times over the years.
Usually done by not putting my brain in gear while lifting / twisting while lifting!

I'm no expert but as it's off to the side, I'd be inclined to think it's muscular (bad but not the end of the world) rather than a slipped/ruptured disc (just plain bad).
I'm told that the muscle in the lower back region is like a sheet of muscle and rather thin - that's why it's easy to tear it (not sure if that's a load of horse sh** or not).

Also, although it hurts like he||, trying to rest up has never proved a good healer - recovery rates are about the same but I always found staying still had the effect of 'seizing' me up and I felt worse than if I got up and about.

Hope you get better soon.

Sorry to hear of that, Matthew. I just threw the right side of my back out of whack couple days ago...just by bending over to open a lower drawer. I've done it before. But, i don't have all kinds of work like yours comin' at me. It should go away within a few days, hopefully. I know the pain though!

Sounds like a pulled muscle. A nice long hot soak will probably help.

ice!!!! ice it and find a good chiropractor, not a bad one!!! a good one!!!! it might feel like it went away but it didnt and the day will come when you have a severe problem because of neglect!!!! get it fixed, a good D.C. should be able to fix it in 1 or 2 visits although you might want to get on a maint program because of the work you do???

some say heat, some say cold. try a heating pad. if no relief, try ice. i have a $99 shiatsu (SP?) chair pad that beats an asain massage parlor any day, happy ending excluded. after my second surgery (see my pics) a heating pad really helped me. like buttah. i use it every 3 or 4 days to knock the kinks out.

I feel a little better today.. Got up at aobut 9 this morning went to the shop did a few things had a customer drop off his bike and came home.. Took a nap at 2pm and did not move again till 8pm.. Gonna take more muscle relaxers and throw the heat pad on the couch, pop the ipod on and vegg till I fall asleep. Have to work in the morning.

Kidney stone?
Sometimes exertion can jar one loose and send it on it's way.

Serves you right for having an easy day on Friday... LOL...

Actually you called it that something might happen. Hope you're feeling better in the morning.

Soren

Hurts like crazy doesn't it. I strained my lower back a few months back hurt so bad i was taking perc's, muscle relaxers and naprocin and was in pt for a month. Still have to take the naprocin at times and do my exercise's with the ball and it really helps. A lot of my therapy is stretching and tightning the muscles in the legs which help's the back, does for me. Good luck and get better soon.