Scott Barrett has returned to the international arena as if he never left. However, the past 11 months have been far from smooth, with an injury he has described as a "flat tyre" throwing a spanner in the works.
Former All Blacks captain Scott Barrett has opened up about a deceptive spinal injury that sidelined him for 11 months before his return against Australia. Barrett explained on the Inside the Black Jersey podcast that an issue initially mistaken for a tight hip developed into nerve pain and prevented his calf from firing properly.
Specialists recommended a microdiscectomy to shave away a bulged disc putting pressure on his nerves. Barrett underwent a four-month rehabilitation process to rebuild his core and calf function, which forced him to miss the end of the Super Rugby Pacific season and the tour of South Africa.
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