Laid down and can't get up due to severe back pain?

Let's get straight to the point, here's what happened…

My father who is obese laid down on the sofa to rest his back after a long day of working physically. The problem is, he can't get up anymore; he is claiming that his spine is in extreme pain whenever he puts one effort to thrust himself upwards or put his legs off the sofa.

I'm thinking because he is overweight, his excess weight was compressing his heavy body weight onto his spine for hours while he was resting on the sofa. Could this potentially limit blood flow to the spine and cause pain, or muscle weakness? If not, what else other reasons would there be for him to be unable to move due to severe back pain?

Thank you.

Added (1). Sorry for typos, I was on my iPhone… "… He puts on(not one) effort…"

Perhaps a herniated disc? Usually cause by lifting heavy things with bad posture. Or being over weight with bad posture. Causes extreme back pain and sometimes numb sensations. Either way he needs to see a doctor to help with the pain and healing.

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