Vertebral fuse?!
Question:
Vertebral fuse?
I turned i am a guy 14 on june and i play basketball. I played basketball so i was dribbling the ball, when i took it past half cout, this guy tried to steal it from so i crossed over him, but when i did this, the guy hit me hard in the backbone accidentally. he hit me between the last cevical and the top thoracic or an area near there. The next day, a bruise grew on the area of impact, but i dont feel anything wrong in my body, no paralisis, no tickling and i can move everything form my body so my qs are:
1. shoud i b feeling a small dent between the top thoracic and last cervical?
2. can this stunt my growth?
3. can that bruise fuse my vertabrae so i would shrink or stunt my growth?
4. will i b ok?
Answers:
A bruise will not fuse your vertbrae. There is a disc in there that pads your vertbrae. If you are able to walk and talk no serious damage was done.
youll be fine!
See a chiropractor if you are really worried. They can x-ray and adjust your spine if needed.