So I'm 17 and will be turning 18 soon. My problem is that playing football, it slowly took a giant toll on my body (i was very injury prone). Theres minor aches around my body from serious injuries that actually do fade away for the most part when i take ibuprofen but the one that won't go away is the huge pain in my lower back. It starting getting there when I was 15 and this past season I took a face mask straight into my lower back and the pain still won't go away . I thought with the offseason my body would have a chance to recoup but its still a struggle to stand for a long time, to sit down (without slouching a lot), and to even lay on my back. The only reason Marijuana came to mind is because when I smoke it , it actually does alleviate the pain and I sleep so much better. I really just don't want to ask my doctor about it if I'm completely out of line. So should I ask? I really don't want to mess up my liver with constantly popping pills.

And I can't do certain workouts in the weight room because I fell like my back is going to snap in half