zweistein Posted February 13, 2003 Author Posted February 13, 2003 My specialist told me that I shouldn't train any martial arts. I was at my first training after 1 year yesterday and everything seemed fine. I didn't put much strain on my hand, didn't do push-ups, etc. but I managed to do the technics without any pain. Now, I saw one of the best specialists around and he told me I shouldn't train any MA. He didn't say ANYTHING about other sports. That's what made me mad. Because I didn't injure myself while training karate, but while playing basketball. I'll try to train a few more times and if I see that my hand hurts, I'll stop. But, if everything's okay, I'll continue to train.
TKDLadyInSC Posted February 13, 2003 Posted February 13, 2003 See a sports medicine orthopedist. Usually they are more understanding about your desire to continue training. Most specialists in this field are athletes of some kind themselves. I had a regular orthopedist tell me that I had to quit tkd because of knee problems. I saw a sports medicine orthopedist after that. Instead of telling me to give up training, he told me how to modify my training until I am 100 % physically. 1st Degree Black BeltTaeKwonDo
zweistein Posted February 14, 2003 Author Posted February 14, 2003 See a sports medicine orthopedist. Usually they are more understanding about your desire to continue training. Most specialists in this field are athletes of some kind themselves. I had a regular orthopedist tell me that I had to quit tkd because of knee problems. I saw a sports medicine orthopedist after that. Instead of telling me to give up training, he told me how to modify my training until I am 100 % physically. Yes, I planned on doing that, I just have to catch a bit of time... Thanks for the advice .
SaiFightsMS Posted February 14, 2003 Posted February 14, 2003 I have bad shoulders too. One of the most important things I have found is to make sure they are really warmed up before I do anything. Strengthening the entire shoulder girdle is importand but so is flexiblility. It is a bit difficult to find the right mix. By the way a frozen dish towel that was placed in the freezer while damp will mold to fit the shoulder very nicely.
zweistein Posted February 15, 2003 Author Posted February 15, 2003 I have bad shoulders too. One of the most important things I have found is to make sure they are really warmed up before I do anything. Strengthening the entire shoulder girdle is importand but so is flexiblility. It is a bit difficult to find the right mix. By the way a frozen dish towel that was placed in the freezer while damp will mold to fit the shoulder very nicely. Hm, sorry, my English isn't perfect, what does "damp" mean? Thank you for the advice... I am working out in the gym as much as I can, specially the hand-strengthening excercises.
SaiFightsMS Posted February 16, 2003 Posted February 16, 2003 Get it wet then sqeeze most of the water out of it.
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