Sore Vertebrae

pb21
pb21 Posts: 2,171
edited August 2011 in The bottom bracket
About four years ago I was go karting and I crashed into the kart in front of me (their fault of course). At the time I really hurt my back and thought I had maybe broken some ribs too as pain was sort of localised but radiated out, for a couple of days it was very painful. Somehow I managed to ride a sportif in France a week later in a pretty reasonable time!

Basically since then I haven’t had any problems with my back, I did have a bit of sciatica though but not too bad.

Anyway a few weeks ago I had a back massage and noticed my spine/vertebrae is tender. If you push on the vertebra but just to the side it feels bruised. This is in the same spot as where my back originally hurt when I crashed, probably the point of impact.

Just wondering if anyone knows why and if I should go to a doctor or something?
Mañana

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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Don't bother with a doctor, much better to get serious medical advice from a cycling forum.
    "I have a lovely photo of a Camargue horse but will not post it now" (Frenchfighter - July 2013)
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Don't bother with a doctor, much better to get serious medical advice from a cycling forum.

    You may be surprised at the medical advice I have received and given on internet forums. It has been very useful in the past.
    Mañana
  • Nuggs
    Nuggs Posts: 1,804
    It could be a whole range of things.

    I have something similar which (after numerous tests and investigations) turned out to be an inflamed ligament which still thinks it's under attack following a punctured disc a few years ago.

    Definitely go and get it checked out. Doctors generally aren't great with backs so if you have medical insurance, see if you can get a referral to a neurologist. I had to go through numerous MRI scans, X-rays and a discogram before they even found the punctured disc, let alone the ligament damage.
  • McBain_v1
    McBain_v1 Posts: 5,237
    I wouldn't hesitate to deploy every medical resource I could Google to get to the bottom of a back complaint - these things can cripple you bad-style. As for getting a massage - how pampered are you?!
    What do I ride? Now that's an Enigma!
  • pb21
    pb21 Posts: 2,171
    McBain_v1 wrote:
    I wouldn't hesitate to deploy every medical resource I could Google to get to the bottom of a back complaint - these things can cripple you bad-style. As for getting a massage - how pampered are you?!

    Depends on how my girlfriend is feeling!
    Mañana

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