I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to you. Your post-fracture care was inadequate in my opinion.

I fractured T8 in December 2023. I had no idea I had a fracture until I saw my PCP in late March 2024 and she ordered an x-ray. It was healed by then.

I was prescribed 12 physical therapy sessions to strengthen my back muscles which had deteriorated due to the corresponding nerve root compression.

It took six plus months of work to get my back muscle strengthened. The pain gradually dissipated and I am mostly pain free these days. The muscles do get tight and painful if I stand for too long and/or am not careful with my movements.

I do back exercises every day and even lift weights again. I did not fracture exercising but doing something I should not have: greatly flexing my spine and placing a load on it while bending over a tub. I am super careful about how I move now. The physio helped me with that.

Can you see your PCP and request physical therapy?

P.S. The book, "Back Mechanic" by Dr. Stuart McGill was a tremendous help to me.