i think i seriously did some damage!

[Nauti Natured]

Go see a real doctor. See a chiropractor if recommended by your MD for an acute injury. Dont mess with your back. It can haunt you for the rest of your life.

1. The MOST important thing you can do is rest and ice. The heat is not necessary until the spasm / inflamation has resided. It can make the inflamation worse if you heat before. You may start to feel better and, being an active person, it may be hard to resist jumping back into it. DON'T DO IT!!!! I speak from experience. Take at LEAST a month off. You may think Im crazy now ... but you wont when you re-aggravate it and wish you listened to me.

2. Take regular doses of an anti-inflammatory such as ibuprofen.

3. The most common reason for lower back injuries is tight hamstrings so keep this in mind post recovery. Now that you have done it once ... it is always one wrong movement that will re-trigger unless you pay careful attention to the problem areas.

[scotishfisherman]

Jersey, A hot tub does wonders for loosening those real tight muscles as well. With the worst back and neck I know of and I can vouch for strecting being a must for muscular pain. A little anti-inflamatory ie...advil etc.. will calm those areas down as well. This may nag you for weeks to come so resist the urge to push it to soon. You may need some PT for te tens machine etc,,, Massage is also good.

[Satans_Chariot]

coming from the family of freaks that i do, i am intimately familiar with various types of bodily injuries. id listen to your friend, if you wake up in the morning and you cant walk, go to the doctor, your in bad shape. muscles like your hamstring tend to ball or roll if torn completely. pulls and minor tears, should prolly see the doctor anyways.

ice that thing for 24 hrs flat out! dont heat it up yet. gotta knock the swelling down before you can start heatin that up.

hope the flexoral and wine helped!

[Bking]

BEER !!!!!!!!!!!!

[WAHOONBOX]

DO NOT HEAT !

ICE .....ICE AND MORE ICE!

[shoefish]

ICE .....ICE AND MORE ICE!

I agree with Marty as long as you're putting rum on that ice...lots and lots of rum

[whowantstoknow]

unfortunaly.....

the pain is still there...its not in my back its in my hamstring....

HUBRIS...what is saying "you have my mother's favorite son here, be careful!" .......supposed to do?...I AM A GIRL!

Thanks for all the Advice....after work i will be on my couch with MORE ICE.
im going to tuff it out one more day...if nothing has changed im going to the doctor....Fishing season is almost upon us..and i got trips planned....

DONT want to be the girl sittin in the salon complaining that her hamstring hurts...i think my friends would ban me.....and i could handle that!

[Nauti Natured]

Yikes ... didnt realize it was the hammie. I can tell you right now that if you are still in pain it is likely partially torn. Is it balling up, bruising, or getting a fever at all? Sometimes tears will turn into a little golf ball or baseball sized knot and get very warm to the touch. I serioiusly doubt you caused a full tear. You would not be able to see it would hurt so bad and all function would be lost.
Probably time to see a doc if you havent yet. Let us know how it turns out!

[hubris 1]

but when ever it get's scary.......i say "yo, be careful, you got my mothers favorite son here" it's kept me safe for 51 years. you can change it to fit you, anyway you like. but it does work. the only time i didnt say it, i got shot in the arm with a nail gun. ouch! that hurt. i cried for like 5 minutes. sometime's, all we need is a good cry. ps, the windbreaker is in, i'll be down friday and get it to eileen.......hope you like it. thanks for all j byrne ins. and you do for HUBRIS!

[whowantstoknow]

but when ever it get's scary.......i say "yo, be careful, you got my mothers favorite son here" it's kept me safe for 51 years. you can change it to fit you, anyway you like. but it does work. the only time i didnt say it, i got shot in the arm with a nail gun. ouch! that hurt. i cried for like 5 minutes. sometime's, all we need is a good cry. ps, the windbreaker is in, i'll be down friday and get it to eileen.......hope you like it. thanks for all j byrne ins. and you do for HUBRIS!

No problem....we are always looking out for you...kinda like your mom who tells you to tie your shoes so you dont trip!....and thanks for the windbreaker i look forward to rockin it this season.

and next time i go to the doctor ill try the "hey, yo doc" mantra...FEELIN BETTER TODAY i put heat on it all night last night...think i might temp a run...