Take the time you need to heal. In the meantime, you should try and see if these exercises pictured below speed recovery. I used to have back pain. Not anymore. I am in my 60's and have been lifting weights for over 40 years. Weightlifting (not to be confused with bodybuilding) is one of the best forms of exercise people can do as they get older. The loss of muscle mass and strength are a contributing cause of so many accidents and ailments in seniors. There are countless studies you can search online about this. If the below exercises do not nip the back pain in the bud in a few days, time to see a doctor. Only thing is, they will tell you to rest, give you a prescription, or recommend surgery. I instead went to the 3 exercises below 20 years ago and that was all she wrote. Make sure to include a lot of walking once you are better. I live in an inner city environment and walk everywhere. Even when I travel, which is often, I walk or hike. Combined with the three stretches below, and a few others, and you got wood into old age.
The first one is difficult in the beginning. It will shock the hell out of your back and you will shake. Relax into it. Work up to a count of 20. If it helps, think about going deep in her. Work on relaxing and breathing normally. Then, go to the second pose. Feel the stretch. 20 seconds. Repeat 1 and 2. Two sets should be fine. Get up, walk a bit, then go to that squat in the 3rd picture. Sit and relax. Hold for a couple of minutes.Tilt to one side and the other. Raise an arm and stretch to one side then the other. You will feel it all the way down into your hip and butt. Great stuff. If everything is going well, you should already be feeling like a new man. In time, add forward leaning hamstring stretches and push the wall calf stretches. They all work together to get you naturally aligned, thus preventing injury.
Hope this helps.
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