I must say, (and somebody back me up here), if he was lifting something, and something popped...and he has been in pain, well, to me it sounds like a visit to an Orthopedist might be in order.

Have you done this already.

Like I said, in my husband's case, the chiropractic neurologist literally saved his life. If the ortho is a no go, might be worth a visit (to a chiropractic/neurologist, that is if you can find one near you).

I assume, he's had back x-rays, etc. etc.mri's????

If so, what were the findings??