Soujirou
09-09-2000, 02:22 AM
Hello,
I took some time off from my BJJ school lately. Two weeks ago when I had finished class my right knee felt a bit sore. I get sore very frequently whenever I practice, so I decided that it wasn't too big of a deal.
The next time I had a class, we opened with a drill involving rapidly shifting from crossbody to mount to crossbody (some kind of warm-up). What I discovered was that every time my right knee touched the mat I felt
PAIN. Lots of it.
I didn't see any bruise, and I felt perfect walking around, sitting, and basically everything else. However, whenever that knee touched the ground it really hurt. I decided that taking some time off would get rid of whatever was bothering my knee, and I did seem to get better.
However, after going to class today I found that my knee hurt as much as it had two weeks ago. After some discussion with my instructor, I was told that what I had was a common wrestling problem called carpenter's knee. He said that there was no structural problem, and that I should ice the are 3 times a day for 20 minutes (will do.) He also said that I could continue going to class, which I plan on doing. (I'll probably have to stop rolling for a while, though).
HERE'S MY QUESTION(S): Have any of you heard of this type of problem? If you have, what are some ways to help get rid of it?
This definitely isn't even close to a major injury, and I'm sure most of you have had worse. However, it does seem to adversely affect my ability to learn, so I would appreciate any advice.
I took some time off from my BJJ school lately. Two weeks ago when I had finished class my right knee felt a bit sore. I get sore very frequently whenever I practice, so I decided that it wasn't too big of a deal.
The next time I had a class, we opened with a drill involving rapidly shifting from crossbody to mount to crossbody (some kind of warm-up). What I discovered was that every time my right knee touched the mat I felt
PAIN. Lots of it.
I didn't see any bruise, and I felt perfect walking around, sitting, and basically everything else. However, whenever that knee touched the ground it really hurt. I decided that taking some time off would get rid of whatever was bothering my knee, and I did seem to get better.
However, after going to class today I found that my knee hurt as much as it had two weeks ago. After some discussion with my instructor, I was told that what I had was a common wrestling problem called carpenter's knee. He said that there was no structural problem, and that I should ice the are 3 times a day for 20 minutes (will do.) He also said that I could continue going to class, which I plan on doing. (I'll probably have to stop rolling for a while, though).
HERE'S MY QUESTION(S): Have any of you heard of this type of problem? If you have, what are some ways to help get rid of it?
This definitely isn't even close to a major injury, and I'm sure most of you have had worse. However, it does seem to adversely affect my ability to learn, so I would appreciate any advice.