Hi Ltb105, I hurt my back in Jan. I went to PT and took Tylenol..I am still have a constant ache. I also reinjured an old hip injury recently. I believe I have an inflammation, If I could take Aleve or Mortin, I think I would be fine today. Unfortunately, I take Pradaxa and cannot take anti inflamatiories. I use Ice packs for some relief.

This is one of those questions that only a neurologist who's looked at an MRI can really tell you. I hurt my back lifting something 17yrs ago, and I'm hurting worse now than I did when I origionally hurt it. Sometimes when you hurt your back it gets better in a day or two. Sometimes it takes few weeks. Sometimes it can take months, but other times it will never get better no matter what. A specialist that is qualified to analize MRI's is best equiped to answer the question of "how long" but I can tell you from personal experiance that they're not always right. It's like asking the weather man what the weather's going to be like in a week. He may not know exactly what it's going to be like outside in a week but there's nobody who has a better idea than him on the subject other than God. And just like weather men, some doctors are better than others so it's best to ask the best one first instead of last.

Hope that helped a little, and I hope you feel better very soon! God Bless- David

Some people bounce back. some don't, some times the doctors don't know why.
I had a minor accident 9 years ago and I still have crazy crazy pain, I get flare ups all the time, sometimes it gets so bad I throw up, pass out or go into seizures....yet the doctors do not know why.\
All they know is I now have epilepsy and blood pressure issues and I get knots in the muscles in my back all the time that cause my joints to lock up.
My other friend was a very serious accident on his motor cycle at the age of 60 (30 years older than me at the time) he broke his pelvis, collar bone and injured his back and 6 months later he was good as new.
I guess your body will determine when you are better. The importance is to do they physiotherapy, don't over due it but make sure you do exercise.

I am sorry this has happened to you....have you been evaluated by your dr?? Have any MRI's or similar tests been done to double check things?
David and Maika pretty much said it all....
Each person's body is different and what happened with someone else won't necessarily be the case for you.

I hope you get answers and feel better soon!!!

I believe it boils down to some injuries becoming degenerative, and some not.

I had back pains in the right side of my back for 7 years and had physio and acupuncture. no obvious spinal problems , no inflammation because anti-inflammatories do not work, pain killers do very little, the pain is there all the time and in the mornings is the worse because any movement is painful and even walking is painful but after a few hours get to a more manageable state. Doctors do not help much other than painkillers, if someone recognize these symptoms, please contact me.