Thread: Hand injuries. I've just started training and

I seem to have muscle injuries in my right hand. What is best, is it just rest, or would ice or heat speed up the healing? Thanks.

Refrain from impact such as bagwork, sparring and padwork, substitute with shadowboxing, its low iompact and has many benefits.

Just rest the hands, think why it has been injured and avoid doing whatever hurt you in future! Maybe different hand wraps or tweaking your technique could help?

Anyway, good luck my friend!

Could also be as simple as cramping,which can often feel like a deep muscle injury. In which case Id say plenty of pottasium

Yea get it identified before you continue to hit anything. It's pretty easy to make a small problem a big one, or worse yet a lasting or permanant one when it comes to hands.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

Yea get it identified before you continue to hit anything. It's pretty easy to make a small problem a big one, or worse yet a lasting or permanant one when it comes to hands.

So young and yet so wise.

but we really don't know the root cause. this may be as simple as wrapping his hands too tight which can cause very painful bone on bone rubbing, which really isn't a hand injury per se...

try some light bag work without wraps. if the pain goes away, then we know it's that you're wrapping too tight or incorrectly. if not, then you have more serious issues.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

Yea get it identified before you continue to hit anything. It's pretty easy to make a small problem a big one, or worse yet a lasting or permanant one when it comes to hands.

GREAT ADVCE THERE!TRY SOME WITCH HAZEL TO BRING OUT THE BRUISING!!!!!!

Thanks everyone. (Cheers to the Galway man, lovely part of the world you live in there. My Dad's from Mayo).

Originally Posted by cfc

Thanks everyone. (Cheers to the Galway man, lovely part of the world you live in there. My Dad's from Mayo).

Really?
Lovely county Mayo, do you visit?

Yeah, I was in Galway for the Oyster festival last year and went up to Mayo. I love it over there.

Originally Posted by cfc

Yeah, I was in Galway for the Oyster festival last year and went up to Mayo. I love it over there.

The Oyster festival is great fun.

There are lots of decent gyms in Galway.

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

Refrain from impact such as bagwork, sparring and padwork, substitute with shadowboxing, its low iompact and has many benefits.

Just rest the hands, think why it has been injured and avoid doing whatever hurt you in future! Maybe different hand wraps or tweaking your technique could help?

Anyway, good luck my friend!

Had a couple of days rest for the hand and it improved, went for a bike ride yesterday, and that brought the pain back. How long rest do you think I should give it before going on pads or bag again?

Originally Posted by cfc

Originally Posted by hitmandonny

Refrain from impact such as bagwork, sparring and padwork, substitute with shadowboxing, its low iompact and has many benefits.

Just rest the hands, think why it has been injured and avoid doing whatever hurt you in future! Maybe different hand wraps or tweaking your technique could help?

Anyway, good luck my friend!

Had a couple of days rest for the hand and it improved, went for a bike ride yesterday, and that brought the pain back. How long rest do you think I should give it before going on pads or bag again?

As Von said we arent %100 sure what it is thats hurting. Joint injuries can be very twitchy, it could be something as simple as dehydration and low potassium levels,it could be a tendon sprain,or it could be a bone spur.
And each have different responses
It could be eating bananas,it could be medical attention,or if its a spur,its just a matter of waiting it out.

Thanks. I've just realised it's the same feeling I had in my ankle when I strained my ligaments. Can't remember what the cure was for that. Rest? I'd like to recover asap.

Originally Posted by cfc

Thanks. I've just realised it's the same feeling I had in my ankle when I strained my ligaments. Can't remember what the cure was for that. Rest? I'd like to recover asap.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmm, sounds like you might be built kind of like I am,just naturally tight. If thats the case, you really just need to rest it, and snork as much Potassium as you can get your hands on. Also LOTS of hydration, coupled with salt intake(that sound mutually exclusive,but think about it,whats the other thing that comes out of your pores when you sweat).
Obviously not in the same sitting,but as part of your diet,gatorade,pickles and banannas should be in your life