Quote Originally Posted by Faster Pussycat View Post
Earlier this year I refered to a specialist pain management clinic at the hospital where I work. They did my nerve blocks, arranged appropriate physiotherapy and also sessions with a pain management psychologist. I get pretty good pain relief from the blocks (probably around 40-50% improvement in my pain). I can now build up my ride lengths. I had the same problem with not being able to hold my head up....and I lean to the left!

The most helpful thing the pain clinic has done is provide me with intergrated care. Before this I was being bounced from physio, to neurologist, to neurosurgen and back again. They have also helped me strategies to manage the pain - which as chronic pain is likely that I will have to deal with in some capacity for the rest of my life.

I still have some issues out on the road. I am terrified of another head injury! I have restricted movement to the right so I can't ride on my own on busy roads as merging is problematic. I can't check over my shoulder that well so cars can sneak up on me (we ride/drive on the left hand side of the road...just so that makes sense :lol: )

My balance is also pretty rubbish but this is a risk of doing blocks/ablations on the upper c-spine joints.

But all in all I am much better than I was.
Wow, pcat you've been through alot re your neck/spine problems and diagnoses.

Have you at all considered cycling on a recumbent bike?
Perhaps someone else here can speak more on the experience of cycling on recumbent bike, since I'm not sure how shoulder -checking for traffic works in reality.