Foot Injury

[Menjo]

I was recently at a free workout at my dojo, and it was only me and another practitioner there. We ended up doing semi-free sparring and as a result, my ankle connected with his elbow. Normally this would be no problem, as I've experianced different and more painful things than a mere elbow hit...

But for some reason unknown to me, my body had tensed up(every single muscle), and for awhile I couldn't see, then I was dissy, and I had that cold sweat kind of feeling for a couple of hours. I also then vomited in a garbage can because I didn't want to puke in the dojo, of course.

I'm completly fine now, however I'm wondering if this is a serious problem considering I was only hit in the elbow, or should I just forget about it?

Also, what happened? I cant really think of a logical answer to this wierd event...

Any help is appreaciated, thanks.

[jaymac]

Probably just a normal reaction to severe pain. Alot of people experience nausea and vomiting with pain. It is an adverse reaction the body displays at times during stressful/painful events. Wouldn't worry about it. Did you get an Xray? Maybe you fractured a bone.

[Menjo]

Probably just a normal reaction to severe pain. Alot of people experience nausea and vomiting with pain. It is an adverse reaction the body displays at times during stressful/painful events. Wouldn't worry about it. Did you get an Xray? Maybe you fractured a bone.

That would make sense, however how come this had never happened before with the worse and more painful encounters?

I dont think an X-ray is required though, I dont feel any pain and I can run and all that.

Thanks

[Aodhan]

Probably just a normal reaction to severe pain. Alot of people experience nausea and vomiting with pain. It is an adverse reaction the body displays at times during stressful/painful events. Wouldn't worry about it. Did you get an Xray? Maybe you fractured a bone.

That would make sense, however how come this had never happened before with the worse and more painful encounters?

I dont think an X-ray is required though, I dont feel any pain and I can run and all that.

Thanks

Not so much pain, but very possibly a nerve strike.

I had a schwannoma (The covering of a nerve cell is called a schwan cell, a schwannoma is where it swells and forms a funky nodule) on my elbow that I had to have removed. Whenever I hit it by accident, I had the same feelings. Nausea, cold sweat, dizzy. Once I hit it while driving (reaching for my seat belt), and had to pull over for about 10 minutes.

Not to be indelicate, but it was like have a sensitive portion of the male anatomy on my elbow.

I'd suspect it was just a bad timing, strike on a nerve or nerve junction.

Aodhan

[Sohan]

Not so much pain, but very possibly a nerve strike.

...I'd suspect it was just a bad timing, strike on a nerve or nerve junction.

I agree. I had it happen to me before on the upper portion of my inner ankle. My entire leg went numb and I felt sick to my stomach the rest of the day. I recovered with no issues.

Respectfully,

Sohan

[Menjo]

Ok, this seems like that was the case. Thanks for all the help.

[Aodhan]

Ok, this seems like that was the case. Thanks for all the help.

No problem.

If nothing else, it really points out how knowing the nerve positions for strikes can be very effective for self defense without really harming someone permanently.

Of course, there are chi practitioners that claim a nerve strike in the right place can disrupt enough to kill, but that's a discussion for another forum.

Aodhan

[Sohan]

Ok, this seems like that was the case. Thanks for all the help.

No problem.

If nothing else, it really points out how knowing the nerve positions for strikes can be very effective for self defense without really harming someone permanently.

Of course, there are chi practitioners that claim a nerve strike in the right place can disrupt enough to kill, but that's a discussion for another forum.

Aodhan

That reminds me of the old joke about "I got struck by a nerve strike and I expect to die at any time in the next 50 or 60 years."

Respectfully,

Sohan