Exercise your back regularly. Loose weight if you are overweight. Deficiency of vitamin C makes one prone to backache. Therefore, increase the vitamin C intake in your diet. Always bend your knees and your hips, not your back. Quit smoking.
Apply an ice pack to the affected area for 15 - 20 minutes. Apply this after every 4 hour.
Massage your back with garlic oil and eucalyptus oil to seek relief from pain and inflammation.
Apply a extract of fresh ginger to the pain area for 15 minutes and wash it off. After dry rub the back with eucalyptus oil.
Drink juice of one fresh lemon. You can add a pinch of salt for better taste.
Apply raw potato poultice on the affected area.