Did he do it at work?

I've had a couple of back injuries, and we are FINALLY getting to the settlement stage of DH's workers comp back injury from 3 years ago. All I can suggest is regular physio - including the stretches that will be prescribed - and possibly chiro, although if it is a workers comp issue, don't get chiro until you get it signed off by the insurance company.

Another thing that we found is that we both gained weight after our injuries. Mine weren't too bad, only requiring a couple weeks off work, but DH had to be retrained. To date he has gained approximately 30kgs because he was in quite a physical job when he was injured, spent 8 months on painkillers and the couch, and then went into an office job. It's extremely difficult to lose weight with a back injury, because every time he tries to workout he hurts it again. I know its gonna be hard for your DH to control his weight with such a severe injury, but I would really recommend it, as his back will get better much quicker if he stays around the same weight, KWIM?

Please, I really don't mean offence with the above paragraph, but I know for DH that gaining weight made everything worse, and caused him to suffer depression because of how much he gained - I just wanna help, but if I've caused offence, please PM me