Originally Posted by
dksmith
A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with a spontaneous bilateral vertebral dissection, and she has been told that she will never be able to pick up her large dog again, much less a barbell.
Basically, she was at the gym training and started experience stroke-like symptoms. Not recognizing the symptoms, she went home. Started experiencing numbness and cognitive issues before heading to the ER. Was released two days later. No stints, no surgery at this point.
She is a very active, healthy, mid-20 year old that trains regularly and works as a personal trainer, so this is obviously devastating.
I spoke with a couple of SSCs and a few others regarding there thoughts on it, but was wondering if anyone had experienced something similar and been able to lift again? I don't see it likely that she will ever go super heavy again, but surely a sedentary lifestyle would be far more detrimental than moderate training?
Any insight at all would be great.