torn muscle and fractured T7,T8 Posted: 07-22-03 10:23am
It will be 5 yrs in Sept. that I was in a
car accident. I fractured my T7 & T8
vert. and tore 6 to 8 inches of muscle
from my spine. I went through physical
therapy and also remained using a
tens-unit, then started pain injections.
All of these methods helped for limited
time. I do not like to take presribed pain
meds. Going through physical therapy they
explained the the middle of the back was
the hardest to exercise. I have discomfort
everyday, bearable yet is always there. It
gets worse on days, depending on my
activities. I am still, 5 yrs later,
limited in activities and also unable to
continue hobbies (water skiing,
gymnastics) that I did before. Riding in a
bouncy boat is bad enough. I have heard
that when the muscles repair themselves,
they leave scar tissue. Can this tissue
cause pain to remain? I had a bone scan
done and it shows my vert. have
calcumized, yet I am concerned about them
causing problems and also concerned about
how easily they are to fracture again with
them being injured before. Do you have any
suggestions on pain therapy, a fix, and
should I still be having this pain ? I'm
27 yrs. old and am worried It could just
get worse as I get older. Is there any
kind of test, x-ray, that could confirm
scar tissue ? I have given up on doctor
visits, they say there is nothing they can
do for me. Thank you
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son_of_sam2
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Decatur
Back Pain Posted: 06-04-07 03:04am
i have had more or less the same problem
for about 5 years.. i suggest going to a
doctor actually, but mine after the first
couple of weeks did not warrant going
since the pain was far far less intense..
anyway.. my pain although a pest is mainly
in the extreme to mid lower back.. sitting
in the same position, standing, lifting
would set it off.. my accident was related
to lifting way to much weight from the
ground wrong.. anyway recently i bought a
piece of exercise equipment and formed a
routine and it had lower back exercises..
after only a week or two i noticed
something very interesting.. when i slept
my back did not hurt.. i did more days on
my routing and less and less pain... so i
think with muscles if you work them out
with small weights or hanging off the end
of bed w/ someone holding feet face down
while bending up and down with back has
really helped..
in short to handle just the muscles (since
i know nothing about the bones and joints)
i would suggest a long weight like maybe a
few months at least on the back.. then
very simple back stretches.. then a little
more and so on.. after 5 years of very
intense back pain at first to every now
and then .. wow i may be finally free of
all my back pain and back to where i was
.. oh man i am happy once more....thanks
i am 29 and i am sure i had scar tissue..
my muscles tore from one side to the other
and literally dropped me to the floor and
i had to be carried out...
since i have done my study on bodybuilding
i have found out that muscles when worked
will break and tore in tiny places which
in turn fix themselves so i guess a little
work at a time will eventually replace all
the tissue that was tore... man im free
btw also as i learned with body building
.. you have to streatch out the muscles
first before any activity.. i would
suggest a daily morning stretch.. find
something with a small amount of
resistance to pull against..
sure if a doctor was to fix you up then he
looses revenue because you will be fixed
and would not come back in for more
treatments...
