Kickboxing for 2 months joint are hurting help!

[acuratsx]

So I have been doing kickboxing for 2 month consistently, at the beginning my joints (ankles and wrists) hurt for a bit but got used to the conditioning.

Now after two months of hitting the bags, they're starting to hurt again. I bought some ankle braces and I'm having my instructor teach me to properly wrap my hands.

I'm taking some anti flammitory medicine and using heat to heal. Is there anything else I can do?

I'm worried cause I really enjoy kickboxing and don't want to stop my training.

I'm 35 btw..

[rtkd-badger]

Try taking some Glucosamine as well as Fish Oil.

[Errrm]

I have very smilar problems my arms would be really painful and I took quite a bit of painkiller/anti-inflamatory tablets until my arms got used to the stress on them. I also started to take about 50% of the power of my punches and slowly built the power bck up again. It lasted about a month for me until everything got used to the new stresses kickboxing caused.

When you start sparring you'll start to get lots of other little injuries as well i.e. toes getting stubbed when kicks are blocked, painful jaw!!! etc..

Good luck.

Errrm

[acuratsx]

Fish oil? What will that do?

I'm reducing my pwr down to less than 50%. Should I go see a doctor about this?

[Errrm]

Fish oil? What will that do?

I'm reducing my pwr down to less than 50%. Should I go see a doctor about this?

it might be something to do with the shape of the arm as it makes contact with the bag i.e. the technique is wrong. Perhaps speak to your instrctor and ask if he can see anyway to improve the technique.

[rtkd-badger]

Fish oil? What will that do?

I'm reducing my pwr down to less than 50%. Should I go see a doctor about this?
Fish Oil is full of the Omega 3 fatty acids that we dont get enough of in our diet.

Fish oil can help with arthritic pain, joint inflammation, therefore increasing mobility and it also reduces joint swelling caused by rheumatoid arthritis.

other benefits are better cholesterol management and it also assists in the maintenance of peripheral circulation, general wellbeing and normal eye and brain function.

[Grifter]

Fish oil? What will that do?

Fish oil is good for a whole list of things. Most importantly for you in contains 2 omega 3 fatty acids, EPA and DHA, that are pretty much only found in fish oil and both aid in reducing inflammation. You can take a supplement or eat a lot of oily fish. Eating the fish is better for you but you have to be careful about what you eat. Eating too much predatory fish i.e. albacore tuna, salmon, or flounder, because they contain high levels of toxins.

[slipthejab]

So I have been doing kickboxing for 2 month consistently, at the beginning my joints (ankles and wrists) hurt for a bit but got used to the conditioning.

Now after two months of hitting the bags, they're starting to hurt again. I bought some ankle braces and I'm having my instructor teach me to properly wrap my hands.

I'm taking some anti flammitory medicine and using heat to heal. Is there anything else I can do?

I'm worried cause I really enjoy kickboxing and don't want to stop my training.

I'm 35 btw..

It's going to happen. What most people don't remember is when they're wailing on the bag... their bodies even without much training can produce a whole lot more shock and stress on their joints and connective tissue than they realize. People head down to a gym or the class and go great guns on the bag... not realizing that their joints will take a beating.

For the very short term anti-inflammation pills might work... but not something you want to be in the habit of taking to be honest. Improving your diet (eg. tuna/salmon/omega-3 oils) is a good way to help your body out with the new stress it's being placed under. Eventually your body should respond by strengthening and toughening the connective tissues. Something similar happens when you begin to lift weights. But connective tissue and joints take more time to adjust to stress than does muscles... so be patient.

I find that most of the time those around your age (I'm a bit older) head down to a gym or the class and go for broke... generally coming from what would honestly be a rather sedentary background... so it's really going to take some time for the body to adjust to it's new found level of stresses.

For working the bag... definitely wrap the hands. It's a must. It will hold your wrist in position and to some extent keep your hand and your wrist from being a loose skin wrapper that wobbles around every time you lay into the bag. As for the anklets... they will probably work the same. But I put ankle issues down more to technique. Not sure if they've got you hitting the bag/pads with the flat of your foot (eg. top part) or with the shin. If it's the top part I can understand why they.... that's all XXX number of lbs of your body generating as much force as it can and transfering it to your foot! So yeah it's going to take some time to adjust to that. Learning just the right point at which to catch the bag will solve some of that pain eventually.

But like anything... it's patience and time that will do the most. Don't go great guns all the time. And get your hands wrapped. Chain your diet to adjust for your newfound activities and on your days off from the gym do some active recovery... some stretching and some light exercise... pushups and sit ups.

Last but not least.... you need to be drinking water like a fish. Water makes up a very large part of not only your body but your joints and connective tissues.... no water equals joint pain.

Good luck with it.