Bad back and leg weakness

[Max55]

Ok, it looks like I’m in bad shape. Last week at work while moving heavy, awkward furniture I screwed up my back. At the time it didn’t seem like a big deal. Some muscle tightness and soreness. Normally if I had a little strain like that it went away in a few days but now it hasn’t and is now worse. Now when I walk or stand too long I have pain in my hips and what scared the crap out of me is that now my right leg is weak. I noticed it this morning when I was walking up the stairs. So I had to test it on the leg extension, maybe that wasn’t a good idea but I just put 50lbs. on there and while I could do that all day with my left leg, I couldn’t budge it with my right.

Yes, I called this morning and I do have a doctors appointment scheduled, I’m going Wednesday night but I wanted to see if anyone has had something like this. What type of treatment did you get? How long was the recovery and does it sound like something that can be fully recovered? I hope to be able to squat and deadlift again, even if it’s not super heavy. Then again it would be hard to give a good answer to those questions when I even know what’s wrong yet.

Thanks for any help or advice,
Max

 

[thebrick]

Sounds like it COULD be some nerve impingement in your lower back. You may want an MRI to see what's going on first. I have had issues like that before with bicep weakness on one side (neck issues) and years ago I had some tricep numbness/minor weakness on one side. Good sports oriented chiropractors were able to help me both times to completely resolve those problems.