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I jumped and now the part of my spine between my shoulder blades hurts. it hurts more if i feel the back of my vertebrae. could it be serious at all?

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Dr. Steven Simon answered

Possibly: you could have soft bones and I would suggest an X-ray to,insure that no compression fractures occurred from your jump. Of course, I have no idea from what height you jumped, or,if this involved a parachute.

Dr Patel agreed

Answered 9/7/2015

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A member asked:

I jumped and now the part of my spine between my shoulder blades hurts. it hurts more if i feel the back of my vertebrae. could it be serious at all?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Steven Simon answered

Dr Patel agreed

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