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Possible Tear?

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Topic: Possible Tear?

Posted By: Ask a PT
Subject: Possible Tear?
Date Posted: Jul 20 2011 at 2:25pm

Our user asked: "I was recently injured playing soccer. I fell on my back fairly hard, and at an odd angle. My assumption is that I have a bruise about midway up, just on the of my spine. My fear of the tear comes from the fact that if I stretch a certain way, a more extreme pain is felt closer to my tailbone (doesn't hurt to touch/massage). Do you think there's a chance that something is torn? I feel that it has gotten better over the past week, but some movements cause a decently large amount of pain (7/10)"

Ask a PT Response: "Without physically examining you and obtaining more information I wouldn't be able to determine what is going on. Based on your mechanism of injury and the location of yor injury, it sounds like you may have a SI issue as a result of the fall. If you continue to experience symptoms, it may be best for you to see a PT."