Diagnosis: Displaced Pelvis

I went to a physiotherapist this morning and was diagnosed with a displaced pelvis. The displacement was appravating the nerves in my lower back resulting in extreme pain. After some muscle-stretching and leg-wrenching (as fun as it sounds), the physiotherapist snapped my pelvis back into place. He's successfully treated thousands of patients with this problem over the years so the prognosis looks good for recovery based on physio treatment.

I'll still need to go into physio a couple of days each week for at least the next couple of weeks to check progress and strengthen the muscles supporting the pelvis so it doesn't go out of place again, but in the interim it should get gradually better and the lower back pain should disappear. I still am getting some shooting pains when I sit in a chair and walk around, but these should (hopefully) recede over the next couple of days as I do the prescribed back-strengthening exercises at home.

Looking forward to being painless, mobile, back at work, and NOT in a Vicodin-coma...

Back Injury

I've been incommunicado for the last week because I'm recovering from a back injury. No spinal damage or anything (that the doctor is aware of); the current thought is that I seriously tore some ligaments in the lower back last week. I've been on muscle relaxants and painkillers this past week so I've been doing a LOT of sleeping while trying to remain horizontal.

The improvements have been slow, but steady. Last Saturday night I couldn't even turn from my back to my side without agonizing pain. Now I can walk around with marginal discomfort and even sit upright for about half an hour before I start getting shooting pains in my back.

I'll be going to see a physiotherapist Friday morning to see if they can identify the problem and possibly relieve the worst symptoms. Here's hoping it's something easily treatable and nothing too serious.