I hurt my lower back at the gym a few months ago and it hasn't got any better. H!

I hurt my lower back at the gym a few months ago and it hasn't got any better. How can I make it better?

Oh back pain, I can sympathise I suffer with it from time to time. Make an appointment with your GP so that you can get some professional advise although he might just end up giving you painkillers, ibuprofen etc. Ask him if it would benefit you to have a course of physiotherapy treatment or some other alternative treatments. Until you see him, try and rest up but don't become too immobile as this won't help either, just don't overdo it. Try and sleep on a firm bed at night maybe put something under the mattress just to firm up the bed, when you're sitting up always try not to slump and put a firm cushion/pillow behind the small of your back for extra support. Warmth helps too, put something warm on the affected area when you're resting, just a hot water bottle maybe, you can buy those heat pads that you can warm up in the microwave. Hope you feel better soon as back pain is such an annoying condition as it makes it so uncomfortable to do the simplest of things!