I took a pretty spectacular fall on my back last Monday

A few differences :

I'm 50, not 70.

I did it while practicing karate, not feeding the birds.

I fell onto a 1 inch think mat, not a wooden deck. Still not "soft," but certainly better than any hard surface.

My back locked up pretty good overnight, but not the kind of pain you are describing. Went to a chiropractor the next afternoon. Took it easy for the next couple of days (but still kept moving; just laying down for extended periods made it worse).

Felt pretty good by Thursday afternoon and fine by Saturday morning.

In response to this post by Mama Goose

Posted: 09/15/2020 at 12:04AM

To anyone who’s experienced a bad fall on your back (long): -- Mama Goose 09/14/2020 11:03PM

Thanks to all of you—the information and descriptions... -- Mama Goose 09/16/2020 9:54PM

Docs advice when I had a back strain awhile back. -- Hokie360 09/15/2020 11:14AM

Yeah, that is a tough place to be -- Tafkam Hokie 09/15/2020 1:04PM

I would certainly run this by your GP. They have a pretty good idea of your -- No Clue 09/15/2020 10:17AM

I'm not a doctor, but that doesn't stop me from giving medical advice -- `lag 09/15/2020 09:16AM

Stretching is key. ** -- PhotoHokieNC 09/15/2020 12:33PM

Agry on the pills. I hurt my back on Labor Day. By Thursday I was down -- 48zip 09/15/2020 10:57AM

See reply below. Inadvertently replied to the wrong post. -- Hokie CPA 09/15/2020 07:41AM

Thx on behalf of MG ** -- PhotoHokieNC 09/15/2020 08:06AM

I had a really hard mountain bike crash 10-15 years ago where I landed... -- EDGEMAN 09/15/2020 07:35AM

I stood up in the surf when snorkeling on Grand Cayman six years ago -- PhotoHokieNC 09/15/2020 06:54AM

Hope you're better soon! FWIW, the last time I was prescribed Vicodin -- Hokie CPA 09/15/2020 07:40AM

Rapid healing / Godspeed 🙏 ** -- astrohokie 09/15/2020 12:24AM

Hope so! Thanks. ** -- Mama Goose 09/15/2020 02:31AM

FWIW, lifelong back issues, and often times 2 days after I do something I -- Bleedin OandM 09/15/2020 12:12AM

Now that you mention it, I hadn’t thought about a nerve getting pressed on. ** -- Mama Goose 09/15/2020 02:33AM

I took a pretty spectacular fall on my back last Monday -- Tafkam Hokie 09/15/2020 12:04AM

Good point about the “keep moving” part. Thanks! ** -- Mama Goose 09/15/2020 02:30AM

I cant really offer you any helpful answers to any of your questions... -- MP4VT2004 09/14/2020 11:22PM

Thank you, MP4VT—I appreciate it. ** -- Mama Goose 09/14/2020 11:30PM

Not a Dr but my guess is that there is nothing special about back pain with -- 81_Hokie 09/14/2020 11:14PM

Sound like a good plan—thanks. ** -- Mama Goose 09/14/2020 11:33PM

Sage advice. I’d 2nd all of this. ** -- VT Pops 09/14/2020 11:18PM

I took a pretty spectacular fall on my back last Monday

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