Quote Originally Posted by stangs13 View Post
HEAT HEAT HEAT!! Don't use ice, it will tighten your muscles, and it will squeeze your nerves. I hurt my back last football season. They thought I broke a vertibrae, but I pulled EVERY muscle and tendon in my lower back. An orthopidist(sp) will help too!. The school trainer had me do lots of stretches everyday. Good luck!
Amen to this; heat pad is the way to go. I was in physical therapy for a couple a months with lower back pain; all we did were stretches. The only thing you don't have access to that feels great is the electro stimulation they do on your muscles. That stuff is great.