Sawubona and welcome to The Rehab Room. I am Thabo Mokoena, I am a physiotherapist in Johannesburg, and this is the show where we talk honestly about injuries and how to get past them. Today we are starting with the thing that brings more people through my door than anything else, which is a lower back that has suddenly seized up. Lifting a child, moving a couch, bending to tie a shoe. If that is you right now, listen carefully, because the advice you were probably given, lie flat and wait, is the worst thing you can do. We will go through what is really happening, three gentle movements for the first three days, the warning signs that do need a doctor, and why your scan result might be scaring you for no reason. You are listening on Witspeak Podcasts.