I do not excersize frequently, however I do like to mountain bike, walk, and walk on my treadmill ocassionally. In the last three months I have had extreme lower back pain and it is morphing into worse pain and limiting my activity level. If I were to guess I would say it was a herniated disk because I hurt so bad I can hardly breath, I cant do anything w/o pain, it starts at the small of my back and wraps around my hip and makes my whole right leg hurt with a numb pain. I have gone to two dr.s so far internal and a physical therapist, which the physical therapist took xrays and says he doesnt see anything wrong but my back is out of place in one spot and it is just a little bit. But I feel like it is crushing my nerve so bad I limp when I walk. I cant continue to live like this, it has hindered my abilities at work, at home and my personal activity life. I cant even clean my house anymore. It hurts when I bend down to try and lift my leg to put on my pants, I can't hardly lift my right leg at all. But if the Dr. tells me to bend I dont have a problem with bending, it is the leaning forward and lifting of my leg I cant do very well and w/o extreme pain. My husband says it seems like an oblique muscle, if anyone has any ideas please tell me. I appreciate your time very much !