I fractured my T11 in January 4 months ago, 50/20 compression on a boat, I wore a brace for 3 months. I wake in the morning with no pain at all, (gravity) I cannot stand for more than 15 - 20 minutes without feeling pain of course the longer I stand the more acute the pain. I am still on 2.5kilo for weight bearing . I have recently started walking on a treadmill at a slow pace for 10 minutes at a time. My questions are what other exercise can I do to strengthen muscles if any or am I being impatient and how long does it usually take to get back to yourself after this type of injury.
Hi, welcome to the Chat Doctor forum, defintely you are impatiently behaving, let the muscle gain strength, till that time you can have light warm-ups as you are going through, also repeat the scans after 3-4 weeks to know the status and then accordingly physiotherapist will guide you. Get well soon !