Is there something wrong with my back?

Question

I've been experiencing pains in my upper and lower back for about two days now. I have had no injuries to my back recently and have not lifted anything that was too heavy. At night it is very difficult to sleep because of the pains, and I've been sleeping on my floor. It still hurts. I've tried taking some Excedrin for back and body, but it didn't work.

I have somewhat poor posture, could that attribute to the pain?Is it just strained? Is there something wrong?

Answer 1

Nothing serious wrong with your back except poor posture. Try doing

some stretching like reach for the sky with your hands in the air and

then slowly lower your hands towards the floor. Have you just gone back to school? Maybe it is from sitting for long periods of time again on hard seats which you are not used to. don't lie on hard surfaces

despite common belief a hard surface is not good for a bad back. You need a surface with a bit of give like a supportive mattress. Take a hot

shower and stand under the spray for a few minutes. You will be fine

in a couple of days.

Answer 2

Poor posture is nothing to skip past.  Sooner or later it will catch up with you and when it does there will be pain.  Taking a hot shower and stretching are not the answer.  Get a referral to a physical therapist and have them evaluate your posture and work on correcting it.  Most of the work will be done by you.  Muscles have become adaptively shortened and some have become stretched but in either case neither is working correctly and that leads to problems.  Become aware of your posture.  Ask people to remind you of it when they see you slouching.  Posture is a reflection of the inner you.  Think better of yourself and that is a good start.  Walk around the house with a book on your head.  That is an old one but it forces you to adapt a better posture.  Posture starts with the eyes and head.  Without seeing you I am fairly sure your eyes are focused on the ground or below normal eye level.  Bring them up and that will force the head to follow.  It is not going to be easy for there might be a tendency for you to trip in the beginning.  To offset this take a towel and completely roll it up.  Stand on the towel while on one foot and try to maintain balance for as long as you can working up to at least thirty seconds.  Then switch feet.  Keep the eyes focused on a spot that is at eye level or above.  When you get good at this do it with your eyes shut.  For overall improvement see a therapist for the best results.