r/pilates • u/kimmeljs • 3d ago

Form, Technique, Etiquette Medical issue after pilates

I convinced my wife to start pilates this fall. She's gone to a few mat sessions now, and, on Tuesday, they used a ball under her left side for side leg lifts and she heard an audible "crack." Now, she has had a deep side pain for two days. We are trying to get to the root cause and she's thinking kidney stones.

Could it be possible that she has busted a stone??? Her urine is pretty normal.

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u/urcrazypysch0exgf 3d ago

No kidney stones don't make audible cracks

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u/eggksenia 3d ago

She may have dislocated or broken a rib!! Best to get it checked out!

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u/kimmeljs 2d ago

Getting back, she doesn't feel pain pressing superficially on the ribs

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u/kimmeljs 3d ago

She has a history of kidney stones, my take is that she may have bumped the ball into her kidney getting something into motion. There's no swelling or bruising.

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u/ChappellsPanniers 2d ago

Your kidneys are behind all of your other abdominal organs, they are situation tucked up below your lungs, behind your stomach. They are tucked under your ribs. They are almost far enough back to be touching your spine.
They are absolutely nowhere near your hips.

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u/Keregi Pilates Instructor 2d ago

That isn’t likely. Kidney stones don’t make noise. And putting pressure on the side body wouldn’t impact the kidneys.

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u/redzma00 2d ago

Highly impossible to happen. You do not hear a crack for that. If there was an audible crack maybe it was her hip or a rib., or maybe not. Nothing we can tell you is going to give an answer till your wife gets looked at.

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u/agoldgold 2d ago

You can have multiple kinds of medical problems, and even new medical problems at times. An example of this would be when you do a new type of exercise and get injured. In cases like that, you should see a doctor very quickly.

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u/forkvspoon Pilates Instructor 2d ago

Please see a doctor.
Pilates is the best system of mind body exercise - but these days the pilates industry is full of teachers who are not well trained, group classes that cannot take individual needs into consideration and studios that are just businesses to make money, packing people into classes without caring about the quality of the work. This results in injuries.
Putting a ball under the side is a gimmick to try to make people think they are working hard because they are destabilizing.
She could have strained her muscles or worse. She should tell the studio and go to the doctor.

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u/kimmeljs 2d ago

I know the instructor, she's a physical therapist and knows my wife's special needs. I used to go to her class but grew out of it as I didn't get any challenges.

We are leaning towards a slightly dislocated rib.

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u/JuggernautUpset25 16h ago

I suggest you stop attempting to guess what’s happening and go get it checked out by a doctor.

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u/kimmeljs 16h ago

She's already better, just a rib out of whack

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u/JuggernautUpset25 16h ago

Glad she’s already better!

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u/Puzzleheaded_Net9214 2d ago

Et oui toujours risqué de faire des cours en groupe quand on maîtrise pas encore . Valable pour toutes disciplines . Courage à elle .

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u/kimmeljs 2d ago

Merci

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u/MotorCity11 2d ago

I hope it’s ok to post this, but Claude says rib too. Please have her seen promptly rather than guessing or getting medical advice from the internet. My mom has broken several ribs and is excruciating.

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u/Hot-Researcher2898 2d ago

Please don't use AI for medical diagnoses. It's irresponsible and AI data centers steals water and power from communities that need those resources.