Reply #10: Then find your nearest MedX equiped gym or P.T. clinic...and only GENTLE stretching.

[Cannikin]

And re-strengthen your paraspinal extensors and hopefully prevent a reoccurance. And remember the 5 L's of lifting:

Lordosis - Maintain the hollow in your low back throughout the lift.

Legs - Always use your legs and not your back while lifting.

Lever - Keep the load close to your body with your back in an upright position thereby reducing the lever arm

Lungs - Just prior to lifting the load, inhale, set your abdominals, and as you lift, breathe out through pursed lips.

Load - Always test the weight of the load before lifting.