thanks for your queries. Dr Dinesh is right, pain from a disc (discogenic) is usually made worse with flexion.
Lower limb symptoms like pain or tingling (radiculopathy) might not always be there, and may happen in the future if not managed properly.
Sometimes, an annular tear within the disc also causes such symptoms that you have experienced. One of the more common causes would not be a frank prolapsed disc, but a disc bulge with or without an annular tear.
Muscular spasms can also cause back pain after running. We would need to do an MRI to ascertain the pathology if your symptoms are persistent. Ibuprofen or some other anti-inflammatories like Arcoxia or Celebrex would be useful to relieve the symptoms.
If your back pain persists, I would recommend for you to visit an orthopaedic surgeon to have the back evaluated. This would require a thorough examination of the back and lower limbs, and further radiological investigations like X-Rays or MRIs may be indicated as well.
Best regards
Dr Sean Ng
