Worked beside a guy years ago in a steel fabrication yard he bent down to pick up a piece of metal bar and felt his back go , poor guy has been a paraplegic for more than 40 years
Got crushed between two 4000 Lb containers, when I was 23
Was rushed by ambulance to hospital, doctor took one look at me, gave me a shot of cortisone in the spine and said "You've pulled a muscle, off two weeks and you should be fine to go back to work, you're young, fit and strong, so here's a prescription for muscle relaxers, to help you sleep"
No examination, no x-rays, just 'back to work asap'
Found out later that he was on the WCB (Compo's) payroll, so would get injured workers back to work and the WCB wouldn't have to pay them
I was in agony for two weeks, so went to my own GP, who took one look at me and said "Hospital now...x rays and scans...was admitted for 3 weeks, transferred to another hospital, in traction for 6 weeks, not fun by the way, and was off 8 months with rehab, physion
I had a slipped disc, which was bulging and pressing on the Sciatic nerve...
Pulled muscle my arse...I was in agony, and to this day, still have back trouble
I was lucky to survive but the quack almost cost me the use of my legs all those years ago
I got a scan years later which showed some problems, and was supposed to get them fixed, but I had gotten used to a wee bit of a twinge now and then, and I didn't bother...silly Bhoy
Now, in the 'twilight' of my youth ;-) I just get on with things...like getting out of bed...getting up off the couch, all done without the aid of any protective equipment or without the aid of a stunt double
You know your own body, don't always trust the judgement of so called health professionals, many of them are dealing with their own egos
I'm still waiting to hear from another neurologist as the last one didn't tell me about the issues I have going on...found out through another doctor I'd seen, who asked me what the prognosis of the brain issue I have (No comments necessary) which showed up a year ago on an MRI was
I told him I knew nothing and assumed as the neuro hadn't let me know after a couple of weeks, everything was fine
Anyway, too much information, but we play the cards we are dealt with
Don't worry, be happy
Boaby McFerrin