Great!! Glad you figured out what the problem is and that i could steer you in the right direction!!

I hate to be repeating myself.

Have you done any icing of your lower back?

When in doubt, get the ice pack out.

Hi Mark,

Yes, I have 2 bags of frozen peas just to ice my neck and back of the head, while the other I place on my lower back & mid back when I have pain on the broken rib.

The swellings are not going down. Even the back of the head is still swollen.

I feel a bit of relief when I have a hot shower, I pick the shower head up, put it in max pressure and position on the lower back area.

I was wondering if I should ask a referral to see a orthopedist, or should I assume it's really just muscles and nerves and find a chiropractor?!

It's almost 1 month since my accident, I find it strange that the swelling areas are the same, the rest hasn't improved it at all.

Are you drinking plenty of fluids? Are you sweating the fluids out thru work or exercise? also, are you on narcotics? they are notoroious for causing urinary retention so watch for that if you are on them.