Shit Back

[chris_ault]

I know i posted a tread a while back, about slipped disk etc.


After this whole year of my back giving me shit, i decided that enough was enough and had an M.R.I.

basically i slipped a disk at the beginning of this year, and has been plaguing me ever since. i got told by loads of docs that it was a slipped disk and a herniated disk and that it will be a constant weakness. i went for my results of the MRI on the 27th and the specialist told me that i do have a herniated disk however there is an underline problem, normally associated with gymnasts or sports enthusiasts.
he said that on my right hand side of my lumber he has found a stress crack, not on the disk but on the vertebra. and it is from taking shock over and over again and the shock ending its journey at that point, obviously from years of jumping off shit and the shock going to my back. he said that it is not too big but it is noticeable and the pain i am experiencing will not get any better and just worse.
he said to swim etc... however if the crack one day decides to just GO then i will end up having to have an op which gymnasts cricketers etc have had and that is to put rods in my back.
I cannot explain to everyone how horrible it is to have this burning skate fire in my stomach and legs and knowing i can still do what i can do but if i carry on doing it one day it could just go like the click of the fingers and leave me absolutely fucked in life. im worried stressed and i dont think this year could get any worse.
im going to skate.... i know that..... and i know in my mind i will never be able to stop the urge of chucking myself off stuff or the urge to push myself. no matter how much i tell myself that i need to chill a bit, i know that when the summer sun comes that its on.....
i guess what im saying is, has anyone had this, or heard of this? its stressed me out in more ways than one this year. even have to think twice on lifting a 5KG box, thinking every movement over now before i just go ahead and take an action.
the symptom is called "Spondylolysis"
anyone had this or is carrying this around with them also? and how has it played out?

thank you for your time reading this

Old Man Ault

[MONGOTRON]

Chris i have said this a couple of times and I'm sure at some point i will start to soundlike a broken record. You need to start weights. You see those muscles either side of your spine? Strengthen them up as they structural upport for the spine. Thicker them up and strengthen them. The deadlift using a barbell is the fastest and most efficient way to do this. I have helped quite a few people with back issues. One guy was scheduled for surgery but after lifting for a month or two the doctor put the surgery back and still hasn't scheduled another date. Take the leap of faith and you will reap the rewards.

[PRESSVAN]

this is fucked.......feel for ya dude.......i looked it up and yeah strengthening the muscels seems to be the road to take like wat mongotron said.

all the best

[MONGOTRON]

This is a great book on the subject.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B006...sr=8-2&pi=SL75

[Frontsiderocker]

Sounds so fucking lame fella. All you can really do is build yourself up as much as you can (within reason) and ease into sessions.

Are you on any anti-inflammatory tablets? If you can get hold of Arcoxia (90mg plus) hopefully that'll help with the pain.

[bombhills]

Feel for you man, i had really bad ankles for a long time, was tweaking either one every couple of months, eventually i couldn't feel the pain of the tweak, it would just fuck me over and could walk on it.
my mate sam is a bit of a kushty geezer and was well into kettle bells, he basically told me about the way you use them and how it strengthens your core, its basically an iron ball with a handle and you swing it round your torso.
i have not tweaked anything since and generally feel better for it.
Anyone looks like a proper numpty using it but if it could help skating it all good, might be worth checking out.

[MONGOTRON]

Kettlebells are good but for the state his back is in he would be a lot better off with the bar for this early stage. Slow and steady movement and progression.

[bombhills]

true that, maybe you can get them super light.

[gawkrodger]

completely back conditioning.

Always amazes me that skateboarders as a whole put their bodies through immense stresses but do little if anything to condition their bodies/alleviate stress

Have you been to sports physios etc?

[chris_ault]

completely back conditioning.

Always amazes me that skateboarders as a whole put their bodies through immense stresses but do little if anything to condition their bodies/alleviate stress

Have you been to sports physios etc?

thankyou everyone for the tips, im going to try that ball thing.
i have but my back is tender as fuck and feels like an elastic band going to snap sometimes, i am going to try that kettleball for sure though and i think more swimming.
anything to get the movement back

[old_man_river]

that sucks. ive been going to the gym for a shit knee, it seems to be helping but then ive not been skating either. can i suggest http://www.middle-age-shred.com/ now that your an old man or get yourself to a gym, get a fat neck and bowl about town like you own the place

[MONGOTRON]

Chris a kettlebell is very dynamic with its movement so be careful if you choose that method. A decent coach would be a good investment.
First thing you should really do is keep moving, keep testing your range of motion and then once you feel as if you have loosened up some choose the path you want to take for rehab.
Barbell training has a terrible reputation. Some gyms ban it and is associated with meatheads going purple as they pull a million pounds off the floor. Its really just mimicking human movement, reinforcing good posture and making you better at being alive. The sham of a fitness industry and overly cautious medical community would have you believe its all bad for you.

[andy smoke]

now got this on the ol' internal jukebox


take it to the bridge!