Hello:
I can share my experience. I am 66, and 3 years ago at 63, I was snow skiing. I was hitting small bumps and having a great time. Suddenly I felt a sharp pain in the middle of my back, as if someone shot me! I slid to a stop and fell over, and struggled to breathe like the wind had been knocked out of me.
I managed to take some breaths, and after a few minutes could stand up. I managed to get back home and flew home the next day, with ice packs & advil. X-rays confirmed “ moderate T8 and mild T 12 compression fractures “.
I eventually healed after a couple months but no more skiing.
So my guess is you could have had a mild compression fracture but for me it was very dramatic!