Re: Spinal pain
From: John den Haan (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 07/28/04
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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 21:18:54 GMT
Dear bae@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu.yyz,
First of all, thank you for your time to write such an excellent reply.
As I write this, I feel my neck is slowly regaining it's natural flexibility
and the pain is decreasing. It's starting to look/feel a lot like the pain
you have when you sleep in some weird position. Not exactly what I'd call
pleasant, but I'm really glad my spine remained intact.
You were right about your advice considering the surface I train on. As a
matter of fact, I can say I payed the price for my ignorance and
underestimation of a simple cartwheel. I always regarded it as one of the
'easy' moves in which only half a retard could injure himself. After all, I
cansay I am the retard for thinking like this: accidents could happen
ANYWHERE and ANYTIME and I should be more careful and respectful...
Well, one of life's great lessons ;)
Before I sign off this thread, I have one more question to ask: Is it wise
to use painkiller every now and then to allow for normal operation of the
affected muscles? Does it speed up healing or does it only make things
worse?
Thanks,
John
<bae@cs.toronto.no-uce.edu.yyz> schreef in bericht
news:2004Jul28.093859.28262@jarvis.cs.toronto.edu...
> In article <A_zNc.54445$qK.10537@amsnews02.chello.com>,
> John den Haan <nospam@nospam.com> wrote:
> >
> >Today, whilst doing a cartwheel, my hand slipped (damn patch of mud) and
I
> >fell really badly, with my head first. My body was folded over my neck,
with
> >my chin pressing against my chest.
>
> Ouch!
>
> You've obviously stretched your neck muscles a lot further than they
> normally go. No wonder it hurts!
>
> Btw, this sort of injury is common when a car strikes an object in front
> of it. The driver's head keeps moving while his body is restrained by the
> shoulder belt. The chin strikes the chest, often hard enough for both
> chin and chest to be bruised. The muscles hurt like hell, but the spine
> is flexible enough to escape injury.
>
> >I immediately stood up (I sighed relief when I was able to do this) and
> >checked vital functions: everything's working okay. Except for my neck
> >ofcourse, which hurts like madness. I went to a PE, just to make sure I
had
> >no dislocation or anything, but he didn;t even touch my spine to check
their
> >form. He just made me do some excercises (he put pressure on my head in
> >various ways and I had to fight it), which I luckily were able to
complete
> >all. He concluded that it must be a bruise, considering I have no
tingling
> >sensation in my legs or arms or anywhere. Can this conclusion be drawn
> >without actually touching my spine? Not that I don't trust the man, I
just
> >find it odd...
>
> Your spine is encased in muscles and other tissues that make it hard to
> palpate. If he could feel an injury through them, you wouldn't have been
> able to walk in -- you'd have been in the emergency room on a stretcher.
> You might also be screaming trying some of those exercises.
>
> >Well, what kind of bruise could it be? My discs/vertebrae actually hurt
when
> >I press on them. Is that normal with an accident like mine and will it
> >pass/heal?
>
> You're pressing on the strained and bruised muscles that surround and are
> attached to the spine. They take the strain to protect the spine.
>
> >Looking back at the moment, I'm really scared, as I could have ended with
> >some sort of spinal lesion.... It really makes me think on how precious
this
> >body actually is and how much care I should take to protect it...
>
> Like most strained muscles, it will hurt more the next day, but gradually
> improve as swelling subsides and the injury heals. If you've ever
strained
> a muscle elsewhere, you know what it's like. If it doesn't improve,
> or you notice any numbness, weakness or tingling in your body, go back to
> the doctor. If you're really worried, you could ask your doctor to do
some
> imaging, or a referral, but xrays don't often show much except in severe
> injuries.
>
> In future, be more careful of the surface when you do gymnastics!
>
> >Thanks for any replies,
>
> DISCLAIMER:
> I have no medical qualifications, so you may prefer to ignore the above in
> favour of the advice of real doctors on the list. The tendency in the US
> is to do a lot more imaging, testing and referral to specialists than is
the
> norm in Europe and elsewhere. This is one reason that medical care is so
> much more expensive in the US, while not having significantly better
outcomes
> than in Europe.
>
> Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Let us know what happens.
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