Andrew Dawkins was “fit and strong” when he decided to compete in Tough Mudder last year — six months on, he can barely walk.
In the days that followed Mr Dawkins found it “harder to walk, harder to sit up” and was “incredibly fatigued”.
Only after an MRI did Mr Dawkins get an answer and he was diagnosed with incomplete central cord syndrome, an injury that occurs when there is damage to the spinal cord.Source:Channel 10 But he had no response back and was angered instead to see the Tough Mudder Australia Facebook page share a post making light of the electro shock therapy obstacle in April.
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