Thank god we have a full five days off
True... I'm not convinced that masking an injury with glucocorticoid steroids and/or analgesics is always the best idea, since rapidly eliminating the pain and spasms that are often intended to help protect an injured area could result in additional damage to the area if the area is re-stressed too soon.. Yes, it will improve the chances for an athlete to continue competing sooner, but the safety and wellbeing of the athlete should be most important.
Yeah, backs are a *****. Hopefully and at best, it's just lower back (lumbar) spasms which can be rested and treated as some have mentioned above. As @FIJI'83 said, the underlying cause is the real concern. If it's more than simple spasms and due to herniated disks, associated nerves can be irritated and create further issues. Lower back (L4/L5) herniations can affect butt muscles, the leg all the way down to the top of the foot, cause numbness/weakness, and even bowel incontinence
!!!. The lumbar muscles/spine area takes a ton of abuse and the risk is magnified by those who lift heavy/lift incorrectly and those who participate in physical/active sports (wrestling, football, basketball, etc). Rest, NSIADS, physical therapy and may an injection and hopefully Caleb is good to go.You're my inspiration. I got an MRI last month because I could no longer walk for 10 minutes and my entire lower spine had bone spurs, herniated discs ( all of them except L5), and spinal stenosis. When I get back from vacation I am going back to get some shots I'm sure. Its a frackin knightmare and totally embarrassing. Life changing. One day my bowling average is 175. The next I struggle to hit 125.
Mine was strange. I had very little lower back pain but my right leg was in excruciating pain from the pelvic crest area over the quad muscle to the medial aspect of my knee. Classic L3-L4 dermatome. I couldn't lie down without pain, had some relief in the sitting position only. So I was sleep deprived. Started the 3rd week in June, got my first epidural 2 weeks later, my second epidural 2 weeks after that. By September I was back golfing and bowling. Prior to the epidural, no relief with NSAIDs, steroids or Vicodin. Interestingly, I have a little atrophy on my lateral quads but no weakness and no numbness.
Epidurals are typically for nerve issues, muscle spasms are unrelated.
That’s correct. Epidurals reduce the inflammation caused by the extruded gel from a ruptured disc that eventually gets resorbed. The reason there is inst pain relief is because the injection contains both a steroid and an anesthetic.
Good thing is he allegedly hurt it during warmups. Hard to imagine whatever happened to his back warming up could be that bad.
