Try to stay away from strong tranquilizers and pain killers for your back pain. You may end up with a bigger problem than the original one. Go more for the non-prescription pain killers. Take prescribed medication for a week at a time when back pain is very intense and normal painkillers are ineffective.

Some principles of healing must be observed throughout your recovery. Physical exercise has been accepted by a wide variety of experts in many fields as a vital factor in the healing process of back pain. It seems that the muscles begin to fade away the longer you do nothing. After 2 weeks have passed since your injury some kind of mild exercise program should be practiced regularly to keep the muscles strong. If you can introduce it sooner then do so.

You can go through all kinds of tests to diagnose the source and cause of the back pain but this does not change your treatment. This being physical exercise programs to stretch and strengthen your spine and abdominal muscles.

Now remember not to go to fast when you do these exercises. Fast jerky movement can cause swelling and a more intense pain when you exercise. There is going to be a little pain. Sometimes you may feel more pain after you have exercised. This does not mean the exercises you have done are wrong. You may have just aggravated the problem. Don't let this put you off.

Back pain sequence