Falling off the pole

Polewalker916 started this discussion · 8/4/2014

Hi there, I fell off the pole on Saturday afternoon from a Marion Amber (I'm just learning it and I am pretty sure I lost my top hand grip). I fell onto the laminate floor onto the right side of my middle/upper back, not in my spine. It didn't hurt at all nor am I feeling sore or pain in that area at all. I am feeling sore in my right butt cheek (really sore in arabesque position), not painful just sore like I need to foam roll it. My question to all is...do you think I could be sore in a totally different area than the area that had impact with the floor??? I don't recall doing any hardcore butt excersises on Saturday to make my butt sore, especially just the one side. Anybody experience something similar??? Thx in advance!!!

16 replies

korinne · 8/5/2014
After a traumatic injury, like a fall or car accident- it's not unheard of to have muscle soreness in other areas of the body. I'm feeling brain dead right now and can't give you a good/well-researched explanation. I'd only be worried if it doesn't go away after a few days.
Polewalker916 · 8/5/2014
Thx for ur reply. Feeling less sore today. I was trying to think if I did one exercise more than the other on Saturday to be more sure in the right. I did actually teach beginner leg hold and push up for climb motion from ground with my right leg in back that day so maybe? Sore from that too? Thx again :)
Dolce Vita · 8/5/2014
Guess we all fell off of the pole on Saturday, eh? I am glad you didn't get severely hurt. But sore muscles do stink!
Polewalker916 · 8/5/2014
How's ur ankle milla grey???
Dolce Vita · 8/5/2014
Thank you for asking, Polewalker916!! It's currently in an ice bath. It's hard to keep my foot in the ice bath since it's very cold and it hurts. At the same time the ice bath feels soo good to the ankle. I am hoping the ice bath will help the swelling go down, since my ankle is continuing to swell. I see an orthopedic in the morning, from there I'll know how long I have to stay off of it. I still can't put any weight on and the foot and it's hard to get around the house to do anything. The pain has gone down some, but I am still at a very high pain level. (and the pain meds run out tonight) :( It sucks but I am trying to manage. How are you feeling? Still sore?
Rachel Osborne · 8/5/2014
You're doing no more than 15 min with ice and no ice on bare skin? Because too much ice will aggravate it and cause frostbite type injury, delaying recovery! Good luck healing Milla
Rachel Osborne · 8/5/2014
And good luck healing Polewalker
Dolce Vita · 8/5/2014
It is my bare skin. I can't hold my foot in for longer than 10 secs. So I will dip my foot, take it out and rest it for a minute, then dip my foot again, take it out and rest it, etc. I did this for thirty minutes.
Polewalker916 · 8/5/2014
I'm feel fine just a little sore in the butt cheek lol other than that my body feels the normal sore that I feel after pole. I think I got lucky and will now look into a crash mat
Rachel Osborne · 8/5/2014
Hmmm, have you got any frozen peas (or ice cubes in sealed plastic bag) - which can wrap in a soft cloth (it MUST be in a cloth not touching skin) and place round ankle, while you sit down and have it propped up above heart level? Doing this for 10-15 mins every hour, letting the treated area get warm again for at least 45 min is much better than ice baths. And less traumatic and risky. I would consider getting an x ray too. (First aider not medic disclaimer)
Rachel Osborne · 8/5/2014
^ was for Milla
Dolce Vita · 8/5/2014
I've had x-rays at the ER. I am taking them with me to the orthopedic tmrw. The ice bath sucks but it's the best way to get ice on my foot. Especially since I can't have my cast off for too long. As my ankle gets better I will switch to ice packs and frozen peas. Now that I've done the ice bath I am keeping it elevated before I wrap it back up in the cast.
EtherealAnnie · 8/5/2014
Wow they gave you splint. I work in an ER and we usually only splint for fractures/occult fractures or suspected ligament/tendon tears. Are they concerned that you may have torn a ligament? That's a possibility if you fell while wearing heels.
Dolce Vita · 8/5/2014
Yep it's a splint. It's a hard cast on the bottom (made out of fiber glass) and then the top of my foot is wrapped in three ace bandages, plus it helps keep the splint on. They didn't say anything about torn ligaments. I did fall wearing my 7in heels. I see an orthopedic tmrw so they'll be able to tell me more about the ligaments and such.
Dolce Vita · 8/5/2014
I hope there weren't any tears or fractures. But I am taking my x-rays with me so the specialist can see them. The ER nurses and Doctor weren't very helpful. They hardly came into my room. And at the end they bandaged me up, gave me some crappy pain meds, and sent me on my way with crutches.
happystace · 8/5/2014
Milla - It's unlikely that they would send you away with a fracture without telling you - at least I hope they wouldn't! Based on the history, it sounds like there's probably a degree of ligamentous injury as well. You might have sprained your ATFL plus or minus your CFL. I agree with what's been said about the icing - be careful you're not overdoing it! Do you have a tensor bandage on it? Compression is often more helpful than ice in these settings. Be sure to keep your foot elevated as has already been said. If there's no fracture, or even if there is one that is only mildly displaced, rest/ice/compression/elevation and pain killers are really the only treatment, physio would help with ankle strengthening if there's ligament trauma. Either way, the x-rays would only show any fractures, ligament tears are diagnosed on physical exam - again, I'm surprised none of this was communicated to you! Hope you start to feel better soon! Disclaimer: Not an MD, but I'm a Kinesiologist turned Physician Assistant...have rolled my own ankle many-a-times and have lots of PT/Ortho experience + colleagues in the field. I honestly cannot keep myself out of medical discussions due to curiosity, so feel free to tell me to bugger off anytime :P