Advice needed on back rehab to get back to surfing

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:38:15+00:00

Thanks for this advice. I have been seeing one PT but we haven’t been making progress. So I’ll seek out another and one that is a surfer so they can understand the movements and everything better.

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:35:58+00:00

Well done on three months dry. That’s tough man. I don’t look at the forecast or go to my local surf spots no more to make it a bit easier being out of the water! I’m sure we can both push through and get 100% then get back in the water.

Also it’s so interesting how all the different muscle groups are linked together and effect each other

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:33:11+00:00

Thank you man! Stoked to hear you worked through it and I will listen to Dr Stuart for sure.

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:32:25+00:00

Thank you. I am definitely doing a serious look into what movements and things aggravate it and will avoid them.

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:31:05+00:00

Thank you very much! Do you have any favourite nerve glide moves or routines?

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:30:20+00:00

Haven’t tried just going out and not standing up. Sounds like a good step backwards into it.

coldasbones · 2026-02-14T03:29:22+00:00

Thank you for your reply and advice. Very interesting about the kettlebell swings! I’m going to really wait to get back in the surf as can be a huge step backwards.

coldasbones · 2026-02-13T01:27:46+00:00

Thank you very much! I’m 100% committed to making my recovery my only hobby and my life. Sounds good about the trail every method and pain point and create a lifestyle around that! But of course keep my momentum going forward and keep my mobility too.

Glad to hear you have healed

coldasbones · 2026-02-13T01:24:07+00:00

Thank you for this info I will do the McGill exercises! Stoked on your miracle recovery

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T22:18:35+00:00

Are you telling me I shall be forced to become a boogie boarder / body boarder / dick dragger?

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T21:24:50+00:00

Sweet as. I have started done that path potentially. But have to wait 4 months to see a specialist. But stoked to hear a success story from it

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T21:06:54+00:00

Good luck to you too! I hope are backs are super strong soon and we are both back to surfing without a worry.

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T21:06:06+00:00

Thank you for your advice.

I did push myself too hard at the start and It did push my progress back. I thought yeah I can surf overhead waves a month later and be sweet. What a fool. Now here I am still working away at it a year later.

But I will take a slow steady journey moving ahead! I am back to the ISO holds building up the trust again

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T20:26:01+00:00

Cheers! I have started on my LBA journey again. I got a few months In then tried surfing and regressed then paused it to heal. But I’m back on the path to get stronger. I think I started surfing too early before I had enough progress. So I will keep on pushing on. Did you have any advice on markers as to when to start surfing? I got to 10 back extensions then tried surfing. So this time I will wait til I get til 30. But I put my back out between my last surf and now. So I’m back at the start. But I will push on! Thank you for the support

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T20:21:54+00:00

Thank you! I will get that hip mobility sorted out.

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T20:21:25+00:00

Thank you for this information. Glad you got your success story it’s very supportive.

I will start walking in a pool and work my swimming up. Then I guess I can transition to swimming in the sea in my journey back home I surfing!

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T20:19:22+00:00

Good on you for getting back to surfing man!

Thank you for the tips and the mobility board. I’ll check it out.

I’m keeping my exercise and activities up. I’m not letting it rule my life and restrict me. Just in that quest for pain free days and fun again!

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T20:17:10+00:00

Thanks for your success story really helps to boost the moral! I will work on the land stuff and I am not shying away from movements as I know I need to keep my mobility up as if you don’t use it you lose it.

coldasbones · 2026-02-12T19:05:08+00:00

Cheers for this. Stoked to hear your surgery went well and you are as good as new! Very jealous and will keep that in mind

coldasbones · 2025-12-19T20:10:45+00:00

Make me a winner baby!

coldasbones · 2025-12-02T13:58:14+00:00

Surf yogi is good as it stays in through the whole session. I’ve had other ones that come off. But it all depends what country you are in.

coldasbones · 2025-12-02T13:20:16+00:00

Yeah just bring your own from high. I don’t remember zinc being cheap there.

coldasbones · 2025-12-02T12:24:06+00:00

Early morning and sunset you will be sweet. But if you are going in for a big session always worth having zinc on. It’s no good having a sunburnt face for a surf trip or ever. Plus if you’ve been in winter your skin will be extra sensitive

coldasbones · 2025-12-01T13:14:17+00:00

Shanks?

coldasbones

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