hi i was swimming yesterday and i dove underwater never hit anything but my back arched and when it did it popped and since then my lower right side of my back close to my spine has been hurting and tender to the touch the only thing the seems to help with the pain is a heating pad
Thanks for your question, avoid swimming for the next days till your pain disappear. You should receive Non-steroidal Chat Doctor. .muscle relaxant as tizanidine 4 mg once before sleep.topical diclofenac and topical muscle relaxant. You should do x-ray on your lumbosacral spine if the symptoms persist more than 10 days.