Do I have a herniated disc? For 3 weeks I've had pain in my lower back after deadlifting badly. The pain only happens when I start slouching i.e. bend my lower back a lot. After moving around a bit it usually doesn't come back. The pain doesn't seem to be concentrated on my lumbar spine, it seems to affect the surrounding muscles too. The pain sometimes also feels more like soreness, it really doesn't hurt that much.

Any doctors/medical students/nurses/etc here who know about this stuff want to answer?