The ignore method dealing with pain

Back got so sore the other day, a few hours after gym on a non back day, that it felt painful in my lower back even just to walk.

Everyone said go see someone, but I was smart, I just ignored it and now its only half as painful. Fixed!

I dont have time to see someone. Im invicible cos Im young right? Ignore pain method is as good as medicine yes?

If I was to see someone what class of professional is best? If I wasnt going to see someone is there any home remedy style advice?

There is a long and storied tradition of people ignoring back pain, either to their great benefit or their everlasting regret. If what you suffered was a minor muscle tweak, ignoring it might not be a bad idea: favoring it too much could result in muscular inhibition and a whole cascade of problems. When I tweaked my lower back (pretty badly) in DL, I saw a chiro who told me my disks and joints were OK, and that it was an inflamed nerve. I tried resting, massage, ice/heat, and all the other usual stuff, but it was such activities as moving an enormous rock into my wife's garden and digging up a giant yew bush by its roots that straightened me out. In each of these activities, I started slowly (very slowly), and gradually picked up steam as everything warmed up.

OTOH, if you've got serious disk or nerve issues, you ignore them at your peril. A good chiro can tell the difference. A bad chiro will try to get you in once a week for a while to milk you for money (you have all those subluxations, you know). The problem is that identifying an honest-to-god good chiro is next to impossible (unless you can get to Elzi's Dr. Bob, who is a GOOD CHIRO). You can't rely much on personal testimonials, because People are Stupid ($1 to LM). Good luck.

Oh wow. Having lifted since 24 (Okay, I got a late start, but I've been lifting for 28 years now.), and having had surgery for a ruptured disk at 29, I can tell you that, no, it shouldn't be ignored. And '...only half as painful...' is, most definitely, not fixed. I can still lift even though I still have disk problems because as soon as I'm finished, I get down on the floor and do my back exercises. Use some common sense. Talk to your doctor and determine the problem. Perhaps you have a temporary problem that will go away, but it's best to determine that and then select an appropriate course of action.

I am bowled over by your chutzpah!