Ever heard of a Dural Tear from weight lifting?

[cfk]

Little background...I recently had a Dural Tear (spinal fluid leakage causing headaches) caused from a fall (not weightlifting). This is my second tear, the first one was 3 years ago caused by the epidural when my son was born. Both tears healed naturally and are unrelated. Apparently, though, once you have a tear that spot becomes weak and can tear again. As a result, I've just been told that lifting more than 5-10 pounds would not be recommended. It's hard for me to fathom not lifting more than 5-10lbs and honestly I didn't feel like this doctor even knew what she was talking about. Neither tear was caused by weightlifting but isolated events. I'm not a powerlifter or anything, just regular weightlifting. I would love to know if anyone is familiar with dural tears and if they have had them caused by weightlifting. Thanks!

[Aoife]

So basically after they gave you an epi that caused the first one, you should never hold your baby?

[UConnJulie]

Yea, right ... that was my next question!

What was this physician's specialty?

Where was this second tear? I assume the first was lumbar region ...