 [ Symptoms ] what is diarrhea [ Disease ] a fall like the one you describe definitely can cause muscle stiffness and soreness throughout the entire body in fact a fall like that can cause painful back spasms in particular you should see a doctor if symptoms get worse after 3 days or so you begin to have difficulty breathing or shortness of breath you begin to run a fever you experience numbness shock like pains or a running water sensation in your arms or hands you have difficulty urinating otherwise you probably are safe to take a wait and see approach to this muscle spasms and soreness may resolve on their own or they may require medical intervention only time will tell feel better soon