EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: BMX Biker TJ Lavin 'Will Ride Again' Says Mom

"TJ's welcome home was pretty subdued - no bells or whistles - so not to overstimulate him since he's recovering from a brain injury. He sat with a few friends, ate pizza and hot wings and watched football - it was good," Barbara Lavin tells RadarOnline.com.

Acompetitive BMX biker who has been riding since the age of two, Lavin was injured October 14 in Las Vegas when he failed to execute a move called a “nac nac combination” over a high dirt hill during a qualifying round at the Dew Tour Championship.

Lavin lost control of his body and bike, careened into the ground and was semi-conscious when officials retrieved him from the track.

He was taken to a local hospital where it was determined he suffered brain swelling, a shattered right wrist, broken right arm and fractured eye socket in the gruesome mishap.

Following his release from the Las Vegas University Medical Center last month, Lavin spent two weeks in an acute inpatient rehab facility before he was cleared to return home.

What follows for the biker in the weeks to come is a stringent, outpatient rehab and physical therapy regime - five days a week, six hours a day.

"The rehab consists of occupational, cognitive and memory therapy to help him strengthen his brain," Barbara tells RadarOnline.com.

"He's walking, talking, reading and beginning to look like himself again - the swelling and bruising from the orbital fracture is finally starting to fade, he's had two black eyes since the accident... he's a lucky man."

But according to his mom, don't expect Lavin to give up his bike for good.

"I've no doubt he will ride again but, oh yeah, he's done riding competitively. The doctor said he can't afford any more head injuries - if he was a football player, he'd be down."

Lavin made a name for himself with a series of high finishes in the X Games during the late 90's, parlaying his fame into a stint on MTV to host their Real World/Road Rules Challenge show for 10 seasons.