Hello I need some answers. I m 19 and fit, and I was doing handstands with my friends on the grass and I lost balance and completely bent in half, my back made a major crack sound and I couldn t breathe for a few seconds. Now I have tightness and pain in my back as well as my abdomen and it s hard for me to breath. Should I go to the hospital or just put some muscle cream on help!
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. A thorough neuromuscular assessment is advised along with MRI of lumbar spine. As you have a fall, and you completely bend over which made a crack sound I advise you to undergo an MRI of the lumbar spine to see the soft tissue pathology. Also, as you have symptoms like diffing breathing, abdominal pain and backache, MRI should reveal something. Since to understand here is, that the muscles of respiration like the diaphragm and the abdominal muscles are the supportive structure for the connecting the upper and the lower body along with spine. Any injury occurring to the spine will directly affect the respiratory system. Also, when one breathes there is a mobility in the abdominal muscles and also the spinal column. So that will be the reason you are facing with breathing issue and pain in the abdomen and back. As post MRI we can come to closer look to the matter and plan the further management. As treatment may include - physical therapy as it is successful in the majority of patients. Also, in my clinical practice patients respond well to physical therapy and recovery is achieved at the earliest. RegardsJay In Chat Doctor. 