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::: spoiler venting about pain
Today is 3 weeks since my back muscle injury started and honestly I'm not sure I have seen any real improvement. It's less raw sore but the soreness level has gone down, up, down, up, and today is an up day. It's really starting to affect me mentally. I get woken up in the middle of the night from the pain if I shift in bed. I don't want to get out of bed most days because laying flat on my back is about the only position where the muscle feels completely "off". I've never had a muscle injury like this that just keeps going and going. Just want this horror to end.
I'm going to assume that you've seen a doctor or physio about this. Backs are hard to fix cos just about EVERYTHING you do uses core muscles that attach to your back at some point. Rest can only do so much - maybe a sport physio could help you a bit more than a regular one?
Have you seen a doctor about this? Cos I get that there will be up and down days but it should still be on the decline after 3 weeks.
I hope you feel better soon.
so many hugs,
back injuries are debilitating and depressing , literally the nerve pain signals create depression in your brain
do not do anything that causes pain, that only aggravates the injury and makes healing take longer
I suggest lots of rest
anti-inflammatories
hot water bottles in bed
hot baths to relax muscles and tendons and ligaments
read The Back Mechanic to understand your injury and what you can do
see a doctor