I have had a bad back for about 10 years now. It usually bothers me about 1x/year. Well I strained it a bit a work, didn't think too much about it and then went for a pretty long hike last weekend. My back was hurting but it was not too bad. Well, on Monday it really hurt so I tried to move slowly. unfortunatley it was a very busy week at work...12-13 hour days. Starting on Wednesday it hurt so bad I could barely move and yesterday DH had to put my shoes on for me because I coudn't even cross my one leg over the other. It is in my low back and i don't have any radiating pain at all. My hurts with any forward flexed positions or if I reach forward with my arms or look down with my head. Anyone else experience this. It is pretty frustrating because I can barely move without being in pain.