What you have is probably a facet joint problem. That is what I gather from what you have described. The facet joints are the joints of the back of the spine that articulate with the vertebra above. When hyper-extending you are loading these joints. These joints are loaded with pain receptors and when provoked, you feel it! They become inflamed and this inflammation causes nerve compression which in turn leads to muscle spasms. When you could not get out of bed that was because the muscles were going into spasm. It’s very painful and will make your knees wobble. You could have caused a misalignment of the vertebra, this is called a subluxation. Strengthening the area at this point is not the solution. See a chiropractor to address the vertebra and realign them. Then exercises strengthening the abdominal muscles and the erector spinae muscles of the back will stabilize the spine and pelvis. Look at this to get an idea of where the facet joints are.
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Posted By doc4bax on March 21, 2007 at 14:44:46:
In Reply to: Lower Back Pain
posted by Jim on March 21, 2007 at 08:48:20:
