If you’re experiencing any of the following emergency symptoms from a spine injury, you need to seek medical care immediately: Unbearable pressure or pain in your neck and back, Severe headache, Partial paralysis anywhere in the body, Sudden muscle weakness, Numbness and tingling in the hands or feet, Bladder or bowel incontinence, Difficulty breathing after serious injuries, An obviously twisted neck or back, and Difficulty walking or balancing.