sorry about the back! Sounds like me, you, and Sombrero are on the IR together.

Bad News: I just got out of the hospital and I can’t skate for 2-4 weeks because I pinched a nerve in my back (Ha! I don’t need core strengthening!).

Ooh, I been there my friend. Not fun, especially when you’re skating. Especially especially when you can’t figure out what’s going on for like ten months….

I would definiely wait until youre ready. Thanks for getting this far, and get well soon

Not sure what’s going on with your back and all, but I’ll do the responsible thing and give blind medical advice.

I too have back issues, though it might surface once every two months or more instead of weekly. Basically, my sciatic joint had popped (still does time to time) and if goes untreated, other discs bulge and may pinch a nerve. Sometimes it just strains muscles down my leg or around the hip. One time I bent over to check my chest protector’s snaps at home and I pinched a nerve.

So after trying physical therapy a couple times, I opted for a chiropractor and this one seems to be working (there are lots of different methods to chiropractic care, so if you go this route, do research). BUT, all I did was sit on a table called a Traction Table. You sit there (bring an iPod) for about 25 minutes as it slowly stretches you out.

After the first visit on that, I stood straight up pain free. Worked a lot better than another guy making it worse and having no clue what was going on. (That guy didn’t want to see my MRI slides and the new one did. You can guess which one did a better job.) Anyway … just a suggestion.

I’m still a go for a game. I figure if we’ve waited this many months, what’s another two weeks to a month? Rest up and come play.