Back problem, anyone know what this could be?

He says it's achy. But sometimes it's a sharp pain when he moves a certain way. But he goes weeks without any back pain at all, which is odd.

He sleeps in all ways throughout the night. He hurt his back doing Insanity workout with me but that wasn't the beginning of the pain, it just prevented him from doing heavy workouts for a while. He sits a lot but he's got pretty good posture. Better than mine even, and I don't have back pain.

And I guess his spine curves on the bottom more. The small of his back is where he hurts.

 

Without wishing to sound alarmist, those complaints need investigation by X ray, CT scan and perhaps an MRI. It could be anything from a ligamentous strain to disc damage or nerve impingement.

Is there any pain in his feet, and if so where? That can be a sign of nerve pinching.

 

No, no foot pain. But I was worried about a slipped disk maybe or something to do with the ligaments like you mentioned but like I said, with no insurance he's not going to be able to do much without being screwed financially for a long time. MRIs aren't cheap when you have to pay yourself.

 

X-rays for sure,but after you get them be sure to let a chiropractor check them out. Don't let any doctor advise him to get it cut on until a chiro checks them. Sounds like a slipped disc to me, in which case the muscles will GRAB and hurt to compensate for the disc being somewhat out of place. I've been through it and finally did have to have an operation for a broken disc. Had I gone to a chiro before it broke,I more than likely would not have to have had the operation. After the operation- I was still not right ,so I saw a chiro and he got me right again after 10 or 12 visits. Once you see a chart of the spine and a chiro explains what can happen or has happened,it's easy to understand why they can help. Good luck--back pain will change your personality until it's fixed.

 

Good advice, thank you

 

I definitely agree with you there. There can't be as much strain on the muscles if the bones aren't out of whack.