What does pain and snapping in lower back while coughing mean?
Patient: Hi, I have been having a cold with a bad cough. Yesterday  I coughed and something in my loser back snapped. It made me scream out in pain. Now I get this same pain when I sit or stand or lay down. What did I feel snap? and what should I do? Thank youMs. A Doctor: Coughing strains the muscles of your body including that of your back. A sudden forceful contraction of that kind could have given you a slipped disc. It goes with the snap along with excruciating pain that you felt. It is a serious condition and may need to be treated urgently. Please visit a hospital without delay. Applying hot compress may give you some relief for the time being.