 [ Symptoms ] i have really intense lower back pain the chiropractor said it could be unbalanced hips about a month ago i suffered from a really intense lower back pain the pain started of as a normal light pain one morning when i woke up but it progressively got stronger to the point where it would hurt to sit lay and bend down i went to a chiropractor and he diagnosed that my hips were unbalanced and that they had slightly shifted possible causing the lower back pain is there anything that i can do to better this problem myself such as exercise and stretching [ Disease ] i feel that you should be medically diagnosed first a chiropractic assessment is not sufficient before any home treatment of back pain that has lasted a month it would be wise for you to see a back specialist md and have some diagnostic tests first there are plenty of exercises and stretching regimes but getting a definitive diagnosis is the most important thing first