Hello ! Thank your for the question ! I understand your concern. I would recommend bed rest , use of heat procedures in the lumbar region during the pain. You should also take also inflammatory drugs during pain like Ibuprofen, Acetaminophen + codeine, Diclofenac or Ketoprofen etc, for some days. I would also recommend a lumbar brace to be held for some time . You should avoid holding heavy things , staying for a long time sitting on a desk . Finally if the pain persists or interferes most of the time in your every day life, you should be seen by a spinal surgeon , to rule out a probable intervention . It will be certainly based on your spine CTscan and your clinical examination. I wish to have been helpful to you Best Wishes Dr. Abaz Quka , neurologist