Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Broken Back Posted: 12-06-07 02:03am
Does anyone know anyone who's had a broken
back? Does it heal itself or what?
I was told this guy doesnt work because he
has a broken back. It was said sort of
like he'll never work and have a broken
back forever....so doctors dont heal it
they leave people with broken backs?
Xan someone explain please...if anyone
knows.
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Sandbox Party
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Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 7276
Posted: 12-06-07 02:13am
it depends on how it was broken.. were
discs displaced?
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sick_mama17
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Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Posted: 12-06-07 02:16am
I googled it and found this:
When an injury occurs in the back area of
the spine, and the individual vertabrae
become fractured or dislocated, the back
can be described as broken.
These 22 sections form the mid to lower
portion of our “backbone” and they
also serve to protect the spinal cord from
injury. If the vertebrae are broken or
severely dislocated, but the spinal cord
is unharmed, then no neurological problems
result. People with this type of injury are
treated very carefully while the bones
heal to avoid damage to the spinal cord.
If the spinal cord is bruised or partially
damaged due to swelling or laceration,
then paraplegia or other neurological
problems may occur.
I think I get it now. His back will either
heal itself, or if the spinal cord was
also damaged then he might be paralysed in
some way. I dont think hes paralysed
because he does a lot of walking, which is
why I didnt understand why he cant get a
job. Most likely he has a neurological
problem as that would explain why he cant
work...right?
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Sandbox Party
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Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 7276
Posted: 12-06-07 02:50am
it depends on the line of work he was in..
if it was say, construction, and his back
was pretty messed up, then prolly not
because his back will more than likely be
weak for the rest of his life, and he cant
do heavy lifting and such.
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mamaTT
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Posted: 12-06-07 09:53am
My FIL fell out of a tree years ago and
broke his back in 3 places, I think. The
doctors told him he would never walk
again. He walked out of the hospital. He
has a lot of problems with his back now
(lot of pain and gets down sometimes), but
he is walking and he worked for years
after that accident.
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sick_mama17
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 960 Location: , England
Posted: 12-06-07 11:09am
Thanks girls. I've just asked the guy by
email...so we'll see. Im a bit suspicious
about it since he isnt paralysed, or maybe
he is im not sure yet.
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number game
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Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 1212 Location: Charlotte, NC,
Posted: 12-06-07 12:50pm
I know my mom broke her back when I was a
lil girl in a car accident. She laid
around for a long time and wore a back
brace. I'm not sure the extent of the
injury but she's okay now. She does get
"down" in her back at least 3-4 times a
year though.
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Sandbox Party
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Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 7276
Posted: 12-06-07 14:52pm
well u gotta understand how the back is a
major part of ur body structurally.. its
like, the heart of ur posture, ur walk,
the way you sit.. it affects a lot of
things, and if its weak or compramised,
theres gunna be problems.
