Hello everyone, right went riding last night, riding down this shoot saw a tree and though hmmm left or right left or right left or right.... middle! Went over the handle bars head first into the tree! Landed and just lied there for some time thinking am I gonna start bleeding fall unconscious?! Well a minute or so past and I got up took my helmet of expecting it to be in half but not so much as a scuff (shall change it next pay day). The top of my head hurt a tad as did my spine (from compressing it i guess). Today the feelings the same just a little bit more achy!

Now my reason for writing is this anything to be worried about should I see the doctor regardless I'm feeling ok other than a tad achy but a hit on the head is obviously a bad thing! Today my right arm is twitching like a mofo as though I've got a load of adrenaline in me but just isolated to my right arm there is a mark on my arm from the crash so I'm guessing that's the reason not the bump on my head could they be related?!

Anyway as with all of my posts there all over the shot hope this makes some sense and hope someone might be able to share some knowledge!

To be honest mate, Any blow to the head, helmet or not and compression of the spine can potentially be dangerous.

Just go and get it checked out, it's not a huge hassel.

Steve, what you on about? You haven't got anything in there any way 


Just go to the doctors and see what they have to say. They might fob you off with some free drugs!

It's always best off to get checked out with a head injury, although through my rugby I kind of know if my head needs proper medical attention or its just another concussion. And because you are in doubt, just get it checked. In the past, my local hospital would happily make me sit for 4 hours with a sick bowl and a "head injury card" , then tell me to go home and not sleep.

A player on my team got a direct boot to the top of the head on tour, and he lost control of the left side of his body, it was bad, his arms and legs just went limp. Ambulance job. Luckily, he's OK now. So if you're having trouble with arms etc go get checked.

Hope you sort it mate,

JJ

How do trees always come off better?

if in doubt, get it checked out! 

actually.... scratch that, any blow to the head, get it checked out, even if you feel fine.

Tell em to get f**ked and that your on your way down now   Seriously theres no harm in getting checked out, there is harm in leaving it.