Pulled a Muscle in my Back

[Gittit Shwartz]

Damn... the same thing just happened to me. Complete with tingling down the right quad. First stop, chiropractic.
Hope you heal up fast!

[Craig Brown]

As noted in my unanswered plea for any help with Psoas (hip flexor) problems- the one thing I have learned from a year of this is that rehab must happen quickly, and thoroughly. My ART guy has me on a few standard hip flexor stretches, which I do every hour. It is helping a ton. Looking through the journals (my training logs) I can see what exercises and stretches are missing when this flares up- they will not be left out in the future!

Lastly, see someone and get your posture checked out. That's a big problem. I sit poorly and sleep outright wrong for what ails me. Working on it.

[Júlíus G. Magnússon]

Thanks for the comment, guys.

Originally Posted by Garrett Smith

Sounds like lumbar flexion is not treating you well right now (pain from sitting and L-sits, for most people these involve lumbar flexion). This could be a sign of a bulging or herniated disc.

Bulging or herniated disc sounds serious... Should I go get checked out by a doctor?

According to WebMD 50% of people recover within a month... It's been almost two months for me. I was wondering how quickly and how accurately a doctor can diagnose a herniated disc? If I should go to the doctor to check things out or if I should just continue my rehab, assuming that a herniated disc is the case?

[Garrett Smith]

Whether you choose to go mainstream or alternative/complementary, you should at least go see a professional soon to get a better idea of what you are dealing with here.

[Júlíus G. Magnússon]

Thanks a ton for the replies, Dr. G. I'll go see a doctor first thing next week.