In April, 2006 on an impromptu snow trip to Tahoe with my family, I fractured my spine in two places while sledding. I sustained a compression fracture of L1 and a burst fracture of L2. A small piece of bone broke off of my L2 fracture and impacted my spinal column by 25%. Thankfully, I did not experience any nerve damage and did not have to have surgery. ... http://www.squidoo.com/spinefracture Sat, 26 Jul 2008 11:32:02 -0600 FeedCreator 1.7.2 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:55:50 -0600 http://www.squidoo.com/spinefracture In April, 2006 on an impromptu snow trip to Tahoe with my family, I fractured my spine in two places while sledding. I sustained a compression fracture of L1 and a burst fracture of L2. A small piece of bone broke off of my L2 fracture and impacted my spinal column by 25%. Thankfully, I did not experience any nerve damage and did not have to have surgery. I did, however, have to wear a TLSO (aka "clamshell" or "turtleshell") body brace for 12 weeks and had to do minor physical therapy. I am now practicing yoga regularly and continuing to recover. I created this lens to help other folks who have experienced spine fractures or similar injuries. Please feel free to email me if you have anything helpful to add. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:55:50 -0600