I was doing leg presses yesterday (the machine where you lay on your back and push the weights up with your legs. I had completed a few reps and then, just as I started to push off, I had an excruciating pain in my lower back. Now it hurts when I walk, bend over, etc.
Has anyone ever experienced something like this? Is it a muscle injury that will go away with time or is it something more serious?
Take some advil and take it easy for a few days.
If it does not get better or you start to feel pain in your upper legs then make an appt. to see a doctor.
It’s possible you may of did some nerve damage or herniated a disc. If that’s the case you may need an evaluation and possibly some physical therapy otherwise it will just get better on it’s own.
Recovery time will depend a lot on your age. Older you are longer it takes to recover.
Good Luck.
I take anything to do with back pain serious
it could be nothing but the way i see it its not worth chancing.
get it checked out in case it has the potential to get worse