My back hurts

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About a week ago I took a ton of advil (like 8) before going to bed. My wisdom teeth that are rotting away had really been bothering me at night and the first dose of four did nothing for it. I woke up the next morning with a killer backache. I must have slept wonky but not noticed because of the advil.

A week later my lower back is still killing me. Bending over and picking things up is a serious chore. I won't have time for a trip to the chiro anytime soon. I think it's more a muscle than a bone thing anyways.

I've yet to encounter anything I couldn't cure myself of, and I'm hoping this is no different. I was going with the wait it out method, but it seems to be getting worse. I slept weird again a few days ago, and I can't exactly avoid lifting 20 and 40 pound weights on a regular basis (named Jade and Indi) anyways.

I'm not posting this to complain, but rather because I'm hoping one of you smart swankers has the cure for what ails me. Are there stretches I can do, or exercises, or weird home remedies? Or just general advice? Alex, should I break out the arnica? I'm sure there is something. People have been getting backaches for eons, so I'm sure someone has devised a cure by now.