sparkysmum Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Not my usual sort of chat, I know but I was wondering if there are any human anatomy experts out there My youngest son has damaged a joint in his spine after landing badly whilst trampolining. His physio told me the name of the joint but I'm struggling to remember All I know is that it has a "z" in it. It isn't the vertebrae itself but maybe part of it.Hope to hear from you. Allisonxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Ouch, sounds nasty. Hope he recovers quickly. All I could find about the names of bones is this http://www.free-online-health.com/spine-bones.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 Thanks bluekarin - I checked your link but still can't find the name of the joint. However I just know the right person will come along.......................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sure it wasnt the coccyx? its pronounced coc-zik by some people (including me - not sure if thats the correct way of saying it) so could sound like it had a z in it???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I've bruised that a few times, mostly when I was small. If he landed straight onto his bottom, it could be that. Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Hi, I'm a radiographer so quite good with orthopaedic anatomy. I'm guessing it's coccyx too. It's the very last segment of the spine sometimes referred to as the tail bone. Can't think of any other part of the spinal column with a z sound in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Him Indoors, who has a degree in Anatomy suggests that it might be the Zona Orbicularis but that is more neck of femur than back, and is to do with joint capsules rather than bones. Ring any bells? The only bone that he remembers beginning with a Z is the Zygoma, which is in the skull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Sorry to hear that Alison . Is the poor boy in much pain ? I take it the physio can sort it? I can picture him trampolining from that great video you posted . What a shame he's hurt himself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 poor lad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 What part of the spine has he hurt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I've bruised that a few times, mostly when I was small. If he landed straight onto his bottom, it could be that. Ouch! I have too, it feels like your spine is going to come out the top of your head! My coccyx has an extra bone in whch fuses it to my pelvis (not that that's relevant!) Egluntine, I just read you post and had to go for a lie down all my OH talks about is XBoxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Egluntine, I just read you post and had to go for a lie down all my OH talks about is XBoxes suddenly so glad that he's not coming on Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie the Moocher Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Redwing I hear about nothing BUT the XBox at the moment. OH's XBox has intermittent red ring of death, and is waiting for it to give up completely so he can send it back under warranty. (For the second time ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Redwing I hear about nothing BUT the XBox at the moment. OH's XBox has intermittent red ring of death, and is waiting for it to give up completely so he can send it back under warranty. (For the second time ) We had the same thing and it went back when we had all the snow and the courier couldn't bring the new one back as we were snowed in we also had no Sky Tv because of the blizzards - that was one looooooooooooong week for me and even now I am not sure if I have heard the last of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 It's not nicknamed the Xbox please fix me for nothing is it Topuch wood we havn't had any problems with Adams yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted April 21, 2009 Author Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thank you all for your replies. Sadly nothing sounds quite right & his injured bit is too high to be his coccyx. I'll listen with both ears next time I speak with his physio & report back Thanks Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 Thank you all for your replies. Sadly nothing sounds quite right & his injured bit is too high to be his coccyx. I'll listen with both ears next time I speak with his physio & report back Thanks Ax The only one I can think of is the Xiphoid Process (often heard as the ziffy sternum!) but that is on the sternum rather than spine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 I broke my coccyx about five and a half years ago. About ten days later I broke the callous that had formed between the bits of broken bone. I swear childbirth wasn't as painful as those first few weeks afterwards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 That had me wincing in sympathy . How did you break it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I broke my coccyx about five and a half years ago. About ten days later I broke the callous that had formed between the bits of broken bone. I swear childbirth wasn't as painful as those first few weeks afterwards Until this moment I thought you were of the male persuasion! Don't know why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I broke my coccyx about five and a half years ago. About ten days later I broke the callous that had formed between the bits of broken bone. I swear childbirth wasn't as painful as those first few weeks afterwards Until this moment I thought you were of the male persuasion! Don't know why. I broke it falling on the stairs. I slipped and landed really oddly on my back. I knew immediately I'd done myself a mischief but managed to hobble to the sofa where I barely moved for about a month Sitting down was excruciating and I avoided it as much as possible, even ate my dinner standing up. I re-broke it by sitting down on the sofa with a bowl of cereal. I felt it and I heard the horrid popping noise it made! Oh the pain! The painkillers made things interesting, I was on another planet My OH helped as much as he could when he wasn't at work, relatives took my two eldest children to and from school and a lovely lady who lived nearby but who until then I'd only chatted to on a forum would come by to walk my dogs. The coccyx is a funny little bone and you don't realise just how much you use it until you've injured it, every single movement hurts! I still suffer to this day with niggly lower back pain. There is a bit of my back which if anyone touches I scream in agony. Something is definitely not right there. The only time it hasn't hurt at all was when I was pregnant with my fourth daughter. I thought that'd be a really painful time but actually my back felt as good as new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Gosh. That sounds like agony. Pass her a feather cushion someone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Blow-up rubber ring more like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 That sounds absolutely awful - poor you . The only time it hasn't hurt at all was when I was pregnant with my fourth daughter. I thought that'd be a really painful time but actually my back felt as good as new. I take it you stopped at 4 and don't have 12 daughters now . It must have been tempting to carry on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 We have four lovely daughters but Mr Griffin has had 'the op' to end our breeding days I would've carried on until we had at least six He says I always have too many of everything (see my signature!) but I prefer to look at it as I have a lot of love to give Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
