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Well I\u2019ve had the result of my MRI scan and its not good\u2026.<\/p>\nWell I\u2019ve had the result of my MRI scan and its not good\u2026.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cThe report identifies a small intraforaminal disc protrusion on the right which appears to be compromising the exiting L4 nerve root. This would explain your symptoms and the lumbo-sacral instability\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Looking back I think have had something going on in my lower back for sometime and that Russian jump just finished me off. I\u00a0wouldn’t\u00a0be surprised that the original cause was the Wiggle 6 Enduro in May when I finished after nearly 7 hours in the saddle of jarring racing on concrete-like surfaces with a very sore back. Even my feet hurt from the pounding I got that day.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve also had lower back ache when riding my rigid singlespeed on Follow the Dog and Monkey Trail!<\/p>\n Treatment options at the moment are continued rest and icing (as I overdid it over the weekend organizing the event on Saturday) before starting a course of traction (being stretched to relieve the pressure on the disc). If this isn\u2019t successful, apparently I could have an injection into the spine but it would need orthopedic evaluation and assessment which I would have to pay for or get onto a very long NHS waiting list (8 months+).<\/p>\n So unfortunately it looks like my plans for 2012 and a medal at the World Masters have been scuppered. I\u2019ve had 3 months off training so far and even if the traction works I will have to be very conservative with my training for several months until I get the all-clear.<\/p>\n So not all bad as at least there are treatments available, but I think my days of lightweight, racey, hard-tail mountain bikes might be over. Time to buy a sofa bike?<\/p>\n One bit of advice \u2013 don\u2019t jump off 3 metre walls!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Well I\u2019ve had the result of my MRI scan and its not good\u2026. \u00a0\u201cThe report identifies a small intraforaminal disc protrusion on the right which appears to be compromising the exiting L4 nerve root. This would explain your symptoms and the lumbo-sacral instability\u201d Looking back I think have had something going on in my lower … <\/p>\n