I found one promising-looking website here.
I had really bad back pain for about a month once when I flubbed a deadlift at the gym. I hadn't secured one of the plates properly and tried to brute-force re-balance the bar as it shifted, rather than just letting it fall. I felt an odd stretching sensation on the right side of my back and did finally drop the bar. The next morning, and for some days afterwards, it was excruciating to get out of bed and hard to walk.
Hopefully it's just muscle strain. You may feel tenderness in muscles either in the upper glutes or lower back, either to the side or centrally. Gentle heat (not too hot!) plus massage, pain-relief creams and oral pain medications are good places to start. At 7 days from the injury it's past the point where ice is the preferred treatment, although I've heard good things about alternating heat and cold. Doing stretches in bed or working out in a swimming pool are fairly safe exercises you could try.
It's also possible that you got radiculopathy from a pinched nerve exiting the spinal column -- One telltale sign is a shooting pain down the leg. AFAIK that will gradually resolve over a few months, although a Physiatrist or Neurologist with expertise in electrodiagnostic testing can confirm that's what it is.
If you aren't noticing any improvement by the end of next week, check in with your family doctor. You may need physiotherapy or referral to a specialist.
(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, but I work for a number of doctors with expertise in this area.)
I had really bad back pain for about a month once when I flubbed a deadlift at the gym. I hadn't secured one of the plates properly and tried to brute-force re-balance the bar as it shifted, rather than just letting it fall. I felt an odd stretching sensation on the right side of my back and did finally drop the bar. The next morning, and for some days afterwards, it was excruciating to get out of bed and hard to walk.
Hopefully it's just muscle strain. You may feel tenderness in muscles either in the upper glutes or lower back, either to the side or centrally. Gentle heat (not too hot!) plus massage, pain-relief creams and oral pain medications are good places to start. At 7 days from the injury it's past the point where ice is the preferred treatment, although I've heard good things about alternating heat and cold. Doing stretches in bed or working out in a swimming pool are fairly safe exercises you could try.
It's also possible that you got radiculopathy from a pinched nerve exiting the spinal column -- One telltale sign is a shooting pain down the leg. AFAIK that will gradually resolve over a few months, although a Physiatrist or Neurologist with expertise in electrodiagnostic testing can confirm that's what it is.
If you aren't noticing any improvement by the end of next week, check in with your family doctor. You may need physiotherapy or referral to a specialist.
(Disclaimer: I am not a doctor, but I work for a number of doctors with expertise in this area.)
