Sudden onset of debilitating lower back pain. HELP PLEASE!!!

Does Anyone have Any comments, insights, or thoughts on what could possibly be happening?

Have you been to a doctor?

No I havent. No insurance and just been praying it would get better. But the frequency and strength of the pain is increasing.

My left foot was crushed in a construction accident 2 years ago. The foot and an injury to my thigh recieved in Iraq have me walking with an abnormal gait. Plus a lot of......Parachute drops and such. I just dont understand what is going on. The problem literally manifested overnight. I went to bed, woke up, went to roll out, and my world exploded. The initial wave is the worst. But the residual ache......makes it difficult to play with my children and wonderful wife. Please please any thoughts or advice are welcome. Thank Yall very much in advance. If I can figure out what is wrong with my back, maybe I can self treat.

Hi there,
Since the pain is so intense and debilitating I would highly recommend seeing a doctor to make sure there is nothing structurally wrong. If xrays and MRIs don't show anything, then your issue is most likely neuromuscular in nature. You have been through some very intense injuries and physical experiences, and those contribute to chronic muscle pain and habituated movement patterns (like your abnormal gait) which can sometimes lead to extreme pain and limited movement. I am a neuromuscular therapist, not a doctor, and I deal with chronic pain conditions such as this. I typically do just a few sessions with clients and teach them exercises so that they can treat themselves going forward. As I said, you should see a doctor if at all possible, but if it is not possible, look at this list and see if there are any CSE practitioners near you:
We offer a very inexpensive instructional audio download which would be a great option for you if you do not live near a practitioner.
I wish you the best of luck! If you want to chat further you can contact me through that web site.
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Since you are a Vet, go to the VA. Immediately. Sounds like it could be a serious thing and because you were a Vet they will see you. Go now.

Thanks for the help yall. Very much.

Go to a threaputic massage threapist that specializes in trigger point threapy. Tight muscles can feel like something is broken in there or a pinched nerve. A threapist pressed on mine and it was much better. I also got some magnesium oil and massages into the muscles. Magnesium causes muscles to relax, so if you are deficient you will have extremely tight muscles like mine. Take a good magnesium supplememt as well, it will help your muscles a lot.

Whatever you do, don't have surgery. I made that mistake and have been in pain ever since. Only to learn that my pain was all muscle related. Most back issues are muscular, and it can really hurt. And surgery will not help that. I learned too late the hard way. Do some google research on magnesium and vit. C and niacin for back pain. Try the nutrition first, and the trigger point threapy. My threalist can really unlock me, it hurts but it helps a lot. Good luck, and thanks for your service to our country!!

Abnormal gait can cause muscles on one side of the back to work harder. They might have gone into spasm, after being pushed too hard for too long. Parachute drops could cause damage to discs or vertebrae which would also cause the back to spasm for protection, and not always immediately. Could be cumulative. I know which pain you mean, and it sounds like pure spinal cord pain. Get the best drugs you canto knock out the pain in your recovery period. If you don't you could be looking at chronic self-sustaining pain setting in which is incurable and will slowly destroy your life until you finally die.