Advice needed on annoying back problem?

My boyfriend and I were in a car crash two years ago, where we had a head on collision. I suffered shock and a bit of whiplash, and have had intermittant back problems ever since.


I find that my lower back starts to ache painfully if I hold a position for a while (ie: standing up but leaning forward slightly when washing the dishes). It generally calms down after a day or two, but can occasionally be bad enough to have me out of action for the day.


Is this directly linked to the whiplash? Any advice?


I didn't go to hospital after the crash as I didn't think it was bad enough to warrant it and didn't want to waste their time...Advice needed on annoying back problem?
People with herniated disks have that problem...go see your PC for a referal to an orthopedic doctor.Advice needed on annoying back problem?
My advice would be to see a physician. You should find out what is causing the pain. There could be alot of things causing the pain and the only way to find out is to be examined/x-rayed.
You may want to consider your posture even while doing the dishes, spread your legs a little to place your back straighter as some people stoop over the sink. Watch out when reading you dont kink your neck down raise what your reading to make it at more ease. Yes i say visit a doctor whom may assist in your recovery take care you only get one back, change your life to addapt smartly not harsh on you.
go to an orthopedics doc. the problem is not going to go away on its own.
I'm 46 now and my back is in great shape, thanks mainly to a great chiropractor, stretching and massage therapy. When I was in my late twenties I tore a disc in my lower back. It was horrible. Just tying my shoes was a nightmare. When I was bent over tying them one day my back seized up and I couldn't straighten. I had to fall sideways onto the carpet and in a lot of pain straightened myself out. That was the last straw.(excuse that) I wasn't going to be crippled at my age. I was taking Tae Kwon Do so I had the exercise covered. I looked long and hard for the best chiropractor I could find and when I showed him my x-rays and he examined me I asked him if I could be fixed? He said yes but it would take two years and total commitment.


You only have one back. One body for that matter. I saw him for treatments 3-4 times a week. I went to a highly skilled massage therapist twice a week. It was almost exactly two years when I stopped all treatments. I was completey healed and a new man. It was a little exspensive but I'd spend it again if I had to. I've continued to stay in shape and stretch to keep my back in good condition. This is the cure. It's up to you to take your medicine.