That's completely normal with a back strain like that. The pain moves around and you'll get sore in the other side a little because the injured side is inhibited this the opposite side does more work. Also sometimes you might get an ab stain too! Injuries suck.

Yeah, keep using heat and stetch it everyday. And DO NOT skip stretch after the workout. If it is still bothering you you may need to use less weight on deads.

On the cooling thing a few points. Contrast therapy is misapplied most of the time. It is supposed to be used around activity. So, for instance, you would heat the area. Have your workout (and stretch) and then cool the area. Supposedly that creates a "pumping action" to remove injury stuff from the site. I've got some material I'll go over but after an initial injury period it is mostly though that ice has little value. Personally, I would avoid it since ice slows down the metabolic activity (obviously) and that ain't good for healing if you ask me.

I've had mucho experience with injuries of this nature and after the first day or two (or three depending on severity) simple heat and stretch has never done me wrong.

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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.