( CNN ) -- Rory McIlroy has been handed a fitness boost ahead of the prestigious WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship in Arizona next week . The Northern Irishman was forced to see a back specialist following last weekend 's Dubai Desert Classic , after suffering some discomfort during the tournament -- in which he finished sixth . However , McIlroy , who is playing on the US PGA Tour this season , has been told his problem is nothing more than a slight nerve impingement -- and some rest should see him fit to play in the Tucson event . McIlroy 's spokesman , Martin Hardy , told Press Association Sport : `` He just needs to rest for a day . McIlory has been told his problem could be linked to the hip movement in his swing and the 20-year-old added : `` The physios go backwards and then forwards and that puts a little strain on the lower back . `` I do all the exercises I can to make everything stronger around the joints and it is a matter of resting and managing my schedule so that I am not playing too many weeks in a row . ''
Rory McIlroy handed a fitness boost ahead of WGC-Accenture World Match Play . The Northern Irishman saw a back specialist after last weekend 's Dubai Desert Classic . The 20-year-old is suffering from a slight nerve impingement and should be fit for Arizona .