... I a a 51 year old female. I was riding on the back of a snowmachine and we went over a bump. Apprently it was a small bump. Imediatly I had severe pain in the back so I knew something terrible happened. ... (2 replies)
... bending involved. Obviously it would be a progressive transition back into it, but will a fusion like mine stop me from bending, say for the rest of my life or is it only whilst i'm healing? ... (2 replies)
... tailbone pain after an L1 burst fracture and it sounds like a lot of you. ... (10 replies)
... I often wonder if I should have pushed for 'natural healing' with my L1 burst fracture. However, I got a fusion, L2 to T12. My doc told me constantly I would be in pain for the rest of my life.... ... (4 replies)
... a hot water bottle, heating pad, or warm, moist compress. To make a compress, dip a clean washcloth in warm water. Wring out the extra water, and put it on your back for 15 to 20 minutes, 3 to 4 times each day. ... (2 replies)
... Hi, i feel so bad for you, that sounds horrible, :(
Back pain does get you down, you feel you cant do anything and even the things you can still do, you have trouble in, it gets sooo frustrating and sometimes you feel just like crying, which is wat i do wen I'm really feeling upset, for now try to find something you can do that you enjoy and take it easy, I know it must be... (2 replies)
... radiates up my leg into my back and the right foot usually starts the same mess now and then. ... (14 replies)
... My broken back resulted from a ski injury. T6 compression fracture is a piece of cake, comparatively speaking. ... (3 replies)
... wedge from a accident in the military back in 1988. That is the only thing that I can think of, my age is 44. Thank you for your help. I do have the MRI report if you need it. ... (1 replies)
... t week. I will ask him if we can look into it further or if he can take a closer look at my tailbone area since all of the focus has been the known injury at my L1 break. ... (10 replies)
... glad to see you had some period of relief. I can't imagine that your back issues are entirely unrelated. ... (10 replies)
... repair. PT indicated the lower back pain is not related but that it came from the inactivity while I wore the brace. I am not going to PT. They told me I leveled off on the benefit from it. ... (10 replies)
... and was dumped by a big wave at the beach, resulting in a burst compression fracture of my L1. ... (4 replies)
... Hello, I have a L1 burst, now fused to above and below. I am 22 days out from my surgery. ... (10 replies)
... You won't know for awhile if you will need to make some modifications to your lifestyle in order to preserve your back so that when you are in your 70s you will still be mobile. ... (8 replies)
... Hi, I'm 30 years old and broke my back at the beginning of Feb. ... (8 replies)
... rays. He found an "old" compression fracture of L1. I was totally unaware that I had it. He told me that he couldn't do anything for me but suggested that I get PT for the spasms. ... (0 replies)
... I had a compression fracture, when I went to the surgeon, the man taking care of me in the office had had two khyphoplasties he fell of his roof putting christmas lights up. The option I was given to not have the surgery and be on pain pills the rest of my life, or have the surgery and be on out of pain? I had the surgery I am still in pain 6 months later. Not sure we have... (10 replies)
... Well SusieQ, You were lucky. You describe a burst L1 fracture and this suggests that the vertebral body was compressed at both back and front as opposed the the more common anterior wedge. It is certainly good not to have had surgery and by the sounds of it you are neurologically intact. ... (10 replies)
... Hi I am new to this board and hoping for some answers. Feb 8 2011 had horseback riding accident. Fell off going pretty fast into fence post. Back slammed into it and wound up in hospital for two nights. ... (10 replies)
