Ive done manual work since the day I left school with a lot of it very physical such as concreting to roofing. Throughout the years I have been plagued by lower back issues, mostly tightness and muscular.

Last Sunday I gave my grass its (hopefully) last cut for winter, it was quite short but heavy. I felt fine after it but Monday morning I literally felt crippled, so much pain in my lower back and hips with numbness down the front of my left thigh.

I phoned my Doctor who arranged a Physio appointment which I had yesterday. Seemingly my issue was simmering and was just waiting for a trigger, trapped nerve affecting my left side but moreso I appear to have lost significant muscle mass on my left upper thigh, this as was explained was most likely as a result of a previous back injury.

The Physio has given me a programme via an NHS app which sends her a report on my progress and can gauge what if any tweaks are needing done or if further investigations need to be followed up.

In the meantime I have been signed off work for a few weeks and Im using codiene etc to dull the pain.

Anyone else experienced the same or similar and how did/do you cope with day to day activities ? Right now I cant sit for any longer than 10 minutes, cant stand for any length of time, I cant find a comfortable position to sleep and I cant walk any distance.