legaleagle
30-08-2005, 07:12 PM
Going on 2 weeks ago I was finishing off my leg workout with what I intended to be 2 sets of stiff legged deadlifts. I was experimenting with a slightly heavier weight than I had done before.
As I was completing the first rep, on the downward motion, I suddenly heard what to me was a distinctive "snapping" sound. In severe pain I set the barbell down as best I could and limped out of the gym.
For the rest ofthe day I was in a lot of pain and any movement of the lower back (whilst getting out of bed or standing up etc) was increadibly painful. The pain subsided after a couple of minutes after having moved the spine.
After using a plaster specially designed for back pain (it is medicated and produces a lot of heat) and resting for a few days, the pain was mostly gone. At the point of writing this, I no longer feel any pain and have been returning to the gym for some light work outs.
I would like to repeat that I am no longer in any pain, but i am also not regularly lifting anything heavy anymore (and totally stopped any back work). When I do lift and my back is inderectly put under some form of stress I feel some dicomfort.
Having been lifting seriously for over 3 years, I feel very stupid that I failed on the form front, and as soon as I lowered the weight too low, I new i was in danger of hyperflexing my back. My question now is what could the snapping sound have been due to? I read your advice to the other back injusry thread on this forum- that if he can play sport it should not be anything too serious. Like that memeber, the pain I felt also estended to my legs, but in my case down the left side of my body.
I appologise for the long post, but I am desperately in need of reassurance. PLEASE can you give me some advice!
As I was completing the first rep, on the downward motion, I suddenly heard what to me was a distinctive "snapping" sound. In severe pain I set the barbell down as best I could and limped out of the gym.
For the rest ofthe day I was in a lot of pain and any movement of the lower back (whilst getting out of bed or standing up etc) was increadibly painful. The pain subsided after a couple of minutes after having moved the spine.
After using a plaster specially designed for back pain (it is medicated and produces a lot of heat) and resting for a few days, the pain was mostly gone. At the point of writing this, I no longer feel any pain and have been returning to the gym for some light work outs.
I would like to repeat that I am no longer in any pain, but i am also not regularly lifting anything heavy anymore (and totally stopped any back work). When I do lift and my back is inderectly put under some form of stress I feel some dicomfort.
Having been lifting seriously for over 3 years, I feel very stupid that I failed on the form front, and as soon as I lowered the weight too low, I new i was in danger of hyperflexing my back. My question now is what could the snapping sound have been due to? I read your advice to the other back injusry thread on this forum- that if he can play sport it should not be anything too serious. Like that memeber, the pain I felt also estended to my legs, but in my case down the left side of my body.
I appologise for the long post, but I am desperately in need of reassurance. PLEASE can you give me some advice!