Lower back pain, hips sitting out of line
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Hi,
Looking for a little advice. I slipped on ice and tensed to balance myself. I had pain in my lower back which became much worse the next day. I moved around normal for the next 2 weeks but stopped going to the gym. As I was feeling better I attempted to move a box only around 15kg and I got a sharp pain in my lower back. Looking in the mirror that night, I seen that my hips looked way off to the right so I decided to go see the doctor. They said I had just strained a muscle and I had to give it a further 4 days to see if it got better. I have now left it for over 2 weeks as I thought it would sort its self out. I do still have pain but I don't seem to be as far out of line as I was before (please see pictures I took today of me attempting to stand perfectly straight) .My lower back feels very weak just now and I get pain with small things like lifting my legs to get out of the car. I have no numbness at all.
I was thinking that some good stretches may help if it's just a muscle problem. I have marked the second picture of my back with a white dot showing the area where I mainly get the pain. I do also get some pain in my hips, but not as much. It might sound strange, but the feeling is as if it needs cracked back in to place.
I appreciate any advice you may have.
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joanne19156 garry65154
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garry65154 joanne19156
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lindagkelly garry65154
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garry65154 lindagkelly
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Thanks for your advice. I gave the doctors a call this morning hoping I would get an appointment today. The best they could do was book me in for an evening apointment 1 week from today as it's not an emergency. I will keep you updated on what they say next week.
healthywannabe garry65154
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I went back to the doctors on the 30th of April, to let them know that my back had still not improved. The doctor says as I didn't fall, he doubts that this is anything other than muscle strain. He has provided me with a list of exercises to do to increase my back flexibility and to help stop my back pain.
So far the exercises don't seem to be helping much (I have been doing them for a full week now). I have noticed that long periods of sitting is not good for my back pain and it results in my hips being even more out of line. I was in the car a lot of Saturday and I noticed this.
I am wondering what your opinions are on my doctors views? Is he right to think it is only muscular because the back pain wasn't caused by a fall? It has been around 8 weeks now since I first hurt my back. It seems a long time for something simple like a muscle strain.
I have attached pictures of how my torso looks today (2 weeks after the pictures in my original post).
eric16160 healthywannabe
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I strained my lower back about 8 weeks ago, and as it has almost healed a couple of times, I have re-injured it 3 times, so i know the suffering this can bring.
Have you looked into a Chiropractor for this? This seems like something they could help you with by doing manipulations. I haven't visited one myself, but something looks out of alignment, not sure.