 [ Symptoms ] continuous back pain when i was a teen i hurt my back in football when two lineman came down on me and crushed my spine seemingly the pain went away after that i joined the marine corps constanty 20 mile hikes with up to 100 pounds of gear sometimes we would do ranges where you would lay down in the prone to shoot and then get up and run when i got up i could barely manage the pain i had to grit my teeth because my lower back hurt so bad like to pieces of bone were grinding into each other hump on back [ Disease ] i am so sorry you are going through this back pain is not fun and it is nothing to fool around with when a marine or former marine tell me he has barely controlled back pain this tells me he needs to see a doctor many back conditions could cause the symptoms you are describing from a displaced disk to a cracked vertebra the only way to find out for sure what is going on is to get a physical examination and some testing like x rays or mri done back problems rarely get better on their own so the sooner you get this treated the better i wish you all the best with this