The first time I had this was while deadlifting somewhat light weights. My right glute/hamstring/calf muscles started feeling very tight after that. Because I felt so uncomfortable, I stupidly decided to do some stretching throughout the night which made the pain worse. The pain was definitely 10/10 where you can’t sleep at any position at all.
I only somehow managed to resolve the issue after 2-3 weeks with a combination of prednisone and muscle relaxants.
The second episode happened yesterday while I was squatting 150kg. Its technically not heavy, I did 140kgx6 @ 8 last week. The only cause I can think of is that I did my workout only 1.5 hours after waking up. It felt like I tweaked my glute muscles/SI joint. I felt fine for the first 1-2 hours but the pain gradually worsened throughout the day.
Are these normal symptoms for a back injury or is this more of a muscle thing? Some advice would be great. I’ve had quite a bit of back tweaks in the past but I never experienced such a debilitating thing until recently.