Hello, I am new on here. Does anyone have a similar problem? I have 8 spinal fractures and 5 inches loss in height. I also have kyphoscoliosis resulting in my right ribs touching my pelvis causing considerable pain. If this is your experience, I would love to know how you manage pain. Do you do exercises which help?
Hello Onthewall,
Just wanted to wish you the warmest welcome to our community.
Thank you for sharing your story and reaching out to other members to find out their experience of a similar situation and what hints and tips they can suggest to help. Coping with considerable pain like you mention can be exhausting so we wanted to just drop in to share some information with you in case it may feel helpful at this time.
To start you off, there are a few exercises to help with symptoms on our factsheets here -
Exercises for back pain after spinal fractures
Exercises to help with posture
and some general information about spinal fractures on the website here-
Osteoporosis: Spinal fractures
Please do keep reaching out here as our community has a wealth of kindness and understanding to share.
Wishing you all the best,
Val
ROS moderator
Hello, I also am similar to you, 9 fractured vertebrae and both sides of my ribs touch my hip bones and I have lost 4 inches in height. I walk as much as I can, keep sitting down along the way. I did do chair Pilates but stopped when I had my last fracture but hoping to do it again, I am a bit afraid of too much stretching with the bands, so may not do that part. I take paracetamol almost daily. I know how you feel, and clothes do not fit properly now! I wish you well.
Thank you for replying,Tess. I think some find it hard to believe that we are able to function with so many fractures! But we carry on. I too do some .mostly chair based exercises, and walking is my ‘medicine’. I wish you all the best, too x
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