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My back has always hurt me when doing simple things like back walkovers- which are needed for level 7- on beam but in the past three weeks the pain seems to have worsened. I have a very flexible back so my coaches don't know why it worsened and I don't remember a specific incident that could have caused it.
The pain is localized to only one vertebrae in the middle back and is very sensitive to pressure. I can't even do crunches on a foam mat because it presses the vertebrae to the floor. It hurts when I bend forward and backwards too. I can work through it though. I competed yesterday with a lot of pain but it wasn't bad enough to keep me out. I also notice that it hurts when I land jumps and my tumbling.
I'm really worried about what is causing this but I don't want to go to the doctor because they are going to just say stay off it which isn't easy. Any ideas on the cause of pain? I was thinking maybe a stress fracture because I had that on my wrist last year and the pain was very similar but I'm not sure if it is the same with the spine.
The pain is localized to only one vertebrae in the middle back and is very sensitive to pressure. I can't even do crunches on a foam mat because it presses the vertebrae to the floor. It hurts when I bend forward and backwards too. I can work through it though. I competed yesterday with a lot of pain but it wasn't bad enough to keep me out. I also notice that it hurts when I land jumps and my tumbling.
I'm really worried about what is causing this but I don't want to go to the doctor because they are going to just say stay off it which isn't easy. Any ideas on the cause of pain? I was thinking maybe a stress fracture because I had that on my wrist last year and the pain was very similar but I'm not sure if it is the same with the spine.