Jason Tartick Went to the Hospital ‘Crawling on All Fours’ With Back Pain

Jason Tartick had a “tough week” dealing with back pain — and a hospital visit.

“Dude, I don’t know what the hell’s going on with me,” Tartick, 36, said on the Monday, March 24, episode of the “Trading Secrets” podcast. “I’m getting f—ing old, man, washed up. Weirdest thing, I’ve talked about it on my Instagram and stuff, but we do the RV trip. I know I hurt it lifting and something set it off. And bro, that pain, that Monday night, I have never, ever, I hope to never feel pain like that for that long ever again.”

Tartick went to the hospital “crawling on all fours” and received steroids, which he’s still taking.

“I go get an MRI f—ing tomorrow,” Tartick explained. “So I’m hoping I don’t have a herniated disc. I’m hoping it’s just a bulge disc. Right now, knees to my toes, it’s, like, still tingly, which is crazy. And to put in perspective, I don’t know, man, like not to sound douchey, but like two, three weeks ago, maybe a month ago, I was squatting probably like 295 pounds. And right now, I can’t do a squat on my foot. I can’t do a one legged squat, I fall. It’s like I had a stroke or something.”

Tartick noted that driving in the RV “didn’t help” his injury. He noted he is now anticipating the hospital bill — information he promised to share with his listeners in the future — since the show is all about finances.

“I’m in Nashville all this week and it’s been really good to be here because I’m starting to get connected to myself a little bit more without so many distractions,” he said. “I feel like slowly but surely, some really exciting chapters and next steps are coming.”

While spending time in Nashville, Tartick admitted that his day “wasn’t great” — despite the trip being “great otherwise.” Tartick explained that he was sitting on the couch in Nashville with his new dog, Teddy, whom he recently adopted and began reflecting on his life.

“I’m enjoying this whole single life. I’m enjoying it. It’s great, man. There are things about it I’m absolutely loving. But there are moments, I think especially on, like, a Sunday — because remember we talked a little bit about this on the podcast — I find it kind of interesting that our brains are programmed at certain times to really want companionship, right?” Tartick said.

He continued, “For me, if I look at the last 15 years of what I’ve been in relationships, I usually connect with that person in the morning and night. So it’s morning and night in which I’m missing that. And I do feel like Sundays are definitely a day where, like, I’m missing that person in my life, you know what I’m saying? Sundays are my all time, 100 percent, peak of feels.”

Tartick was most recently linked to influencer Kat Stickler, whom he dated for six months in 2024. Tartick shared his side of the story in January, calling the split “so abrupt” and “so unexpected.”

“Everyone goes through breakups,” Tartick said on an episode of “Trading Secrets” at the time. “It is what it is and breakups happen. This is why you date. If you have a sudden change of heart, she’s not to blame for that. That’s OK.”

Tartick continued, “It’s really no one’s business what happened, but I will say, I’ve just seen every rumor out there and none of them are accurate. You put a gun to my head and I would never, ever be disloyal to her. I have a ton of respect and care for her.”