I'm a fit woman, used to lots of cardio and weight training. On one occasion I used the leg press and 165 pounds which I had done many times before. But that evening I had a dull ache in my sacreal dimple of my back that turned to a loud scream by morning! So, after a couple of weeks of no improvement I went to see my GP. He said it maybe just a muscle strain or something with my back and gave me some celebrex, which had no effect at all on my pain!
My pain continued to grow by leaps and bounds and three weeks after I saw the GP I went to see a chiropractor, by this point I was not sleeping thru the night because I was waking up with stabbing pain in my lower back. The pain continued to my hip (OMG) down the front of my thigh and into my lower leg. Sometimes just for fun it would continue to my arch of my foot or come round my groin.
My Chiropractor looked to make sure I carried my weight evenly (Ido) and my legs are even length (they are) he gave me an adjustment, some sort of electric therapy and cold laser therapy. He has me taking no more than three Aleve tablets per day. I'm to avoid hot baths and sit with my sore spots against ice for not more that twenty minutes at a time.
My question is this, I do feel some better, but not wonderful by any means. How long can I expect to take to heal and when can I get back to the gym? I need some aerobic exercise! Can I walk or use the eliptical trainer?
All of this is getting me down and making me depressed, I sure could use the stress relief of working out!
Thank you all for your replies!
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