Hello, I feel a kinship.
I fractured my L3 in December of 24 and finished with PT in May. I continue on with almost all the exercises given me except for considering Margaret Martin's guidance that at least one I was given was not safe for me.
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I believe that I am still correcting all the compensating that the musculature around the fracture has been through. I also did not have a brace; for me it was limited movement and pain management with over the counter aids. I sympathize with you, I found it an incredibly painful thing to go through. I wish you the best in your continued recovery. My back reminds me all day long, every day that it was fractured. I am still hopeful that I can improve and things could be far better once again.
I wish the same for you.