12-16-2024, 01:39 AM
Been dealing with an injury to the discs between L3/L4 and L4/L5 for over a decade. About twice a year I go in for steroid epidural injections that seem to take care of that sharp pain at the base my back that you and Ferret both describe. That is the pain that gives me the most trouble riding. More-so on the CB1100 due to the forward lean and cramped leg position. This one causes sciatica, particularly in my left leg that can cause numbness in my feet. This is my favorite flavor of back pain.
The other flavor I have is foraminal narrowing that pinches the nerves that radiate out from the lumbar spine to the sides of my back. Every year or so I go in an undergo ablations to those nerves. That pain is more of a constant dull ache that radiates out from the lumbar spine. It doesn't really affect my riding like the disc damage does, so I like it less than the first pain flavor.
The other flavor I have is foraminal narrowing that pinches the nerves that radiate out from the lumbar spine to the sides of my back. Every year or so I go in an undergo ablations to those nerves. That pain is more of a constant dull ache that radiates out from the lumbar spine. It doesn't really affect my riding like the disc damage does, so I like it less than the first pain flavor.