cmmder_cool

I have been training for about a year and a half for the past 8 months or so i my lower back on my left side hurts every time I kick (with my left leg). I went to the doctors and was told to physical therapy, which i completed. After a couple weeks break from training the pain was much worse, so I went back to the doctors. This time I got an x-ray. I just got my results today and i have arthritis in my spine. I have another doctors appointment next week, but I am worried she will tell me to stop training. I almost want to train through the pain but i don't want to cripple myself. I was wondering if anybody else has this issue and how does it affect their training?

When i kick with my left leg (i am right handed) it hurts near my hip/lower back, and I can barley kick Chudan level with out some kind of pain. With my right leg i can kick Jodan with out any problems. Is there any streching or anything i can do to loosen my left hip up so i can kick higher and with more power? Thank you

At my dojo we get results two weeks after the test. This is also a test of patience because if you ask how you did before the results its an automatic failure. Then my Sensei puts the new belt you then we bow and thank Sensei.