Hey fellas just started windsurfing and injured my back last Wednesday. Any one know how long to get over a bulging disc??? I was just starting to really enjoy Windsurfing!

Get lots of Physio! I had a bulging disc earlier this year, 8 weeks to be safe.

well, my wife has been suffering for a long time, 8 weeks now, and after a scan, a MRI she is off to the surgeon tomorrow !
I hope you won't be as bad,
did you use a confortable harness ?

LeStef said...

well, my wife has been suffering for a long time, 8 weeks now, and after a scan, a MRI she is off to the surgeon tomorrow !
I hope you won't be as bad,
did you use a confortable harness ?

Havent bought a harness yet! waz just holding on for dear life! ha! Thats next on the list.
Just got back from the doc.
30% chance of being back to work in 3 weeks
60% chance of being back to work in 6 weeks
but expect 6-8 weeks ****!
Hope your wifes surgery goes well.
ps I`ll be the weird guy sitting alone watching the windsurfing at melville. don`t call the cops.

Windxtasy said...

Jason78 said...

Hey fellas just started windsurfing and injured my back last Wednesday. Any one know how long to get over a bulging disc??? I was just starting to really enjoy Windsurfing!

Was it the windsurfing that popped the disc?

if so, you may need some advice on technique.

What stage of learning are you at?

It was my 5th time in the water. The embarissing thing is....... I did it putting on my wetsuit at the back of the car! then still went out. Didn`t realise the amount of damage till that night at home.

Sorry to hear about your injury Jason. I totally agree with Windxstasy about muscle tone, particularly the core region between the hips and the bottom of the ribs - ie the lumbar spine where all the spine has to support it is muscle. The lower back and the knees are two key injury areas as a consequence of our evolution from four footed to two footed creatures.
I would highly recommend some yoga or pilates when you are well enough - but preferably one of the more meditative styles such as Hatha, Gita or Satyananda. These in my opinion are safer than Iyengar. I have practiced yoga for 25 years or so and I credit it with playing a big part in injury prevention as it tones the muscles and enhances flexibility. I crush fractured my lumbar spine at 18 crashing a motorbike but thanks to good general fitness and yoga I don't get back pain and am now 50 - touch wood!

sausage said...

Gory picture of 100% ruptured patella tendon - long story so won't bore you with the details, but it happened just as I was getting back into sailing after a 16 year break. Took another 3.5 years before the knee was up to sailing again. (hence the brace on left knee in my avatar).

PS - look away if squimish.

Was thas that an early form of key hole surgery I've got a Meniscus tear
in my right knee i have been putting up with it for 8 months now but have been doing alot of exercise routines to help and it's been working but in the end i'll need to get it fixed at some stage.

choco said...

Was thas that an early form of key hole surgery

Yeh, but they used one of those 21st birthday keys everyone signs their name on.

PS - you can see the wire at top and bottom which was drilled through the tibia and the other drilled through the patella, then they just twisted wires together in typical bush fashion until the patella came back down from half way up my thigh. Ahh the memories.

cool photo! I guess I`ll finish off my breakfast later then......

Any other gnarly injury shots?