Odd question......Anyone broken their back before?

[ShadMan]

I fractured L2 and L3 while pitching in college. Never sat out a game, but I pitched through some of the worst pain you can imagine that year and my consistency suffered. The Astros' doctor told me it likely would never heal, so quit or get used to it. I got used to it, worked out my back a lot, and never had a major issue with it again after that year, though I do get some pretty serious lower back stiffness the day after doing anything lower back intensive.

It really depends more on what else is injured in addition to the fracture to know what the future might look like. Disk or nerve damage in conjunction with the fracture could have a significantly worse prognosis.