Five days ago, I slipped on some steps and landed on my left side. My lower ribs took the brunt of the fall, and I have a massive bruise. I didnt go to the hospital because not much is done for a bruised or broken rib...not to mention my BCBS hardly pays anything. The rib pain has been horrible, but my mid back has started with a terrible burning sensation yesterday.  It is constant & non-radiating. Ive never had a burning sensation like this in my spine. Is this a sign that my spine sustained some damage from the fall? Im wondering if I shouldnt go in for imaging now.
Hello, thank you for asking this question. After traumatic events' people almost never feel pain coming from their spinal cord. The pain has other origins, that might be felt like coming from the spinal cord. The innervation of the chest and a part of the spinal cord are the same, that is why you are feeling this king of sensation. In general when the spinal cord is damages patients have symptoms like difficulties in moving their foot or arms, impossibility of urination etc may advise you to effect a CT- thoracic, of the spinal cord, just to make sure all the vertebral bones are ok. Kind regards