Girlie,

I’m so sorry!!! Thank goodness you didn’t break anything. Do you have a chiropractor who could offer some advice or treatment?

Im guessing you compressed your spine from the tail bone up, been there did that........took a while to get better. Your chance to try your hubbys topical DMSO.

I just used some DMSO before bed and it helped a low back issue/tension from to much yard work. It stopped from getting worse the next day and I feel fine already. Did my trigger point release too after I found the spots. Years ago this would have set me back a week or two minimal.

WalkingbyFaith said...
Girlie,

I’m so sorry!!! Thank goodness you didn’t break anything. Do you have a chiropractor who could offer some advice or treatment?

I guess I don’t have serious osteoporosis or I would have broken my tailbone.
I see an upper cervical chiro every two months..
I’ll see how it goes - maybe need to get in sooner.

astroman said...
Im guessing you compressed your spine from the tail bone up, been there did that........took a while to get better. Your chance to try your hubbys topical DMSO.

I just used some DMSO before bed and it helped a low back issue/tension from to much yard work. It stopped from getting worse the next day and I feel fine already. Did my trigger point release too after I found the spots. Years ago this would have set me back a week or two minimal.

That’s exactly what I think - compressed my spine - because when I hit the pain shot up my spine.
So if it’s compressed - does it fix it self?

My husband has an inversion table and keeps harping at me to get on it and hang upside down.

I don’t want to because of a fear I have of the inversion table.

Really? DMSO will help?

Quin said...
When my bartonella infection got bad, I fell several times and got pretty banged up. Sorry to hear that you're having this issue.

Did you have balance issues with bart?

This was weird - I don’t know what happened - the floor seemed unusually slippery and caught me off guard - and I went down hard.

A rare occasion where i can use my expertise. I was a personal trainer and rehab therapist before falling ill so i saw a plethora of disc injuries.

If it's a disc it's not a bad injury because you would have a lot of tension in the muscles (spinal erectors) around the area and most likely some neuropathy (numbness, pain, tingling) into your butt and down your leg. Twisting and flexing your spine would aggravate it
Doesn't sound like you have these so that's good. The most i know about a tail bone injury is that they hurt like hell and good luck sitting on it for a while. If you stay in pain I'd say go see an orthopedic and get some x-rays done. A chiropractor works too but just make sure they know for sure what the problem is before adjusting you- some can be a bit too anxious to crack you.

So sorry to hear this girlie!!!! I hope u get some relief soon. Back pain is the worse

Girlie said...
Thanks jb

Aerose - I am pretty sure there aren’t any disc issues because I have not had any tingling or numbness anywhere.
It seems to be more muscular - it’s strange because when I’m walking around it’s pretty good (Today’s hike didn’t really bother it)

But when I’m laying in bed - say on my back and I want to roll over on to my side - my back muscles really hurt.. but laying on my back - doesn’t bother it. It wakes me up.

And sitting on my butt - no pain- but when I go to stand up - it hurts.
My tailbone doesn’t hurt - even if I press on it. I think it might be the muscles around the tail bone???


Does it sound more like a pulled muscle in my back?

I’m hoping it is musculature.
Maybe stretched ligaments ?

If things get better when you move around that points to muscles as they loosen up with the increased blood flow of movement. That doesn't totally rule out something structural like a mild disc bulge or bone bruise because the muscles will tense up to take support off of the joint. Hence the muscle pain. Still helpful to work through the muscle tension which will reduce your discomfort, though.
Hopefully it's just that but see what your chiropractor says when you see him next. Alternating cold and heat on the muscles may help, too, for a couple weeks then move to just heat

Yah - Astro kinda forgot about the DMSO. If I even mention it to my husband - he’ll be all over it. : = )

DMSO repaired some serious injuries my husband had over the years.

Do you have a way to see a massage therapist or physical therapist before your chiro appt? They can do some soft tissue work that may help the pain further