Penney reveals cause of his back injury 

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Breakers star guard Kirk Penney has revealed the deeper cause of his painful back injury that has him stuck on the sideline.

Speaking to ONE News' Andrew Morrison on Wednesday, last season's ANBL MVP said the torn discs in his back have uncovered a bigger problem.

He has been receiving physiotherapy every day since his injury to help with some imbalances in his bio-mechanics.

The 28-year-old has been feeling a few niggles in his body of late and says as he gets older there are some minor things that need changing in order to prolong his career.

"It has shown me for the future I'm gonna have to work on some imbalances in my body to make sure it doesn't happen again," Penney said.

"When you're younger you can get away with some imbalances but as you get older you need to correct them.

"I knew there was something there and with the back going it has prompted me to correct everything."

Following the injury, Penney faced a scary few days in which he was confined to his bed with little movement and a lot of pain.

He was simply running some defensive slide plays at training when all of a sudden his back gave in and he collapsed to the ground.

"It just went on me and the pain at first was unbelievable, I had to get a morphine shot here [at the training venue] just because I was in agony.

"You're completely crippled and a few things flash through your mind.

"The first few days I couldn't move and I literally learnt how stubborn I am - I hate people doing things for me."

From three games this season Penney has 66 points, including 14 three-pointers.

It's clear that his team are missing his game-breaking skills, but Penney is confident his return is not too far off.

His body is responding well to treatment and if rehabilitation goes to plan Penney could be back on court ahead of his initial 4-5 week prognosis.

"I'm feeling great. Just the progress the last few days have made me feel really good.

"It's looking positive and I'm pretty optimistic about getting back.

"We're on track, I'm hesitant to put a date to it because you don't know how the body will respond.