Stretching resulting in popping back

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A coworker today was simply stretching and felt a pop in his lower back which resulted in a pinching sensation (from where he pointed out, it looked like it was in the Lumbar vertebrae region).

CMS in both upper and lower extremities were reported as normal and functional. He's had previous back injuries as well. Also palpated the region, no tenderness or severe pain to the touch. Ice seemed to do the trick. Is it safe to say that a part of his vertebrae may have popped or slightly moved?
 
Vertebrae, no. Disc, yes. It's the price we pay for walking erect. The pain starts only when a nerve is pinched, and usually radiates to one of the legs. If it was lumbar as you said, it has nothing to do with upper extremities. The L3/L4 hernias and lower (such as S1/S2) are by far the most common, and untold number of people live a normal life with it; in many cases, they do not even know they have a herniated disc simply because the nerve isn't pinched and nothing indicates the injury.
 
Oh, I also forgot to ask. What treatment is available to these types of injuries (aside from surgery)? What are the most common ones used?
 
Physiotherapy and chiropractice. Other than that, proper body mechanics, healthy diet and exercise.
 
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I pop and snap all the time when I move. My neck sounds like gravel. Gets some hilarious looks from people when it pops.

I'm not looking forward to getting old.


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It wouldn't hurt to do spinal stretches and some core exercises, as tolerated and approved by his physician.
 
There are quite a few reasons why a back may "pop" or "snap" when you stretch, stand up, or otherwise change position. Generally speaking, if a vertebral body makes any sound like that, it's probably not good. Discs, ligaments, and tendons all can make that noise. Here's the thing: if there's a problem, you can try to treat it symptomatically and hope it heals on it's own or you can go to a physician/surgeon that understands back issues and actually try to figure out what the underlying problem is and fix it if possible.

(Gentle reminder to all here, please do be careful about medial advice. It's generally frowned upon.)
 
Limes said:
Oh, I also forgot to ask. What treatment is available to these types of injuries (aside from surgery)? What are the most common ones used?
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