Steroids can in fact, lead to complicated heart conditions, liver conditions, kidney conditions and can put the user at high risk for severe infections. Steroids can weaken the immune system to a point where the user becomes at risk for severe infections that can damage a number of their organ systems. I have seen teenage to young adults with steroid use, only to have them end up with severe heart damage, secondary to a heart muscle infection, secondary to the use of steroids. This renders their heart nearly useless and has seen young adults placed on a heart transplant list, secondary to steroid use and a heart muscle infection. You need to first know or have a basic idea for the cause of your particular back pain.
Back pain can be due to a number of causes.
It can be as simple as a back strain or the ligaments or muscles are overstressed or overused. It can be due to a bulging disk or it can be due to a bone injury. Each of these situations needs to be thoroughly assessed prior to proceeding with low back pain exercises and therapy. Often times these symptoms will resolve once the activity is stopped. If you do not have any back problems, this is something I would consider and if it persists, I would recommend evaluation by a sports medicine physician.