Hi everyone,
I've been training no gi BJJ for about 6 months on and off. I say on and off because about 3 months ago I returned from class with a stiff neck that eventually developed into pain in my right shoulder and down my right arm. A couple days later my right forearm, pec and lat would occasionally twitch involuntarily and I developed a slight numbness in my pointer finger and weakness in the arm.
I went to the Dr. and he confirmed my suspicion that I had pinched a nerve in my cervical spine. X-Rays revealed that it was a muscular spasm and not some kind of issue with the discs / spine itself, so that was good. I was prescribed some steroids to help with the inflammation and did some PT. Almost 2 months later I had recovvered fully and I returned to training.
Well, last week I aggravated the nerve all over again. Constant pain in the arm, some twitching. Very unpleasant.
I'm a smaller guy (5'6", 140lbs) and I do have a slight "head forward" posture that I am constantly working on with stretches and exercises. I am worried that because I often roll with larger stronger guys, and because I already have this tension in my neck from the head forward posture, that if I continue to train BJJ I will continue to pinch nerves over and over again.
I thought some of you guys might have had similar experiences, or maybe some anecdotal advice to give me.
I really love the training and I'm willing to deal with cuts, bruises and the occasional tweak here and there, but this pinched nerve really sucks.
Thanks in advance,
M
I've been training no gi BJJ for about 6 months on and off. I say on and off because about 3 months ago I returned from class with a stiff neck that eventually developed into pain in my right shoulder and down my right arm. A couple days later my right forearm, pec and lat would occasionally twitch involuntarily and I developed a slight numbness in my pointer finger and weakness in the arm.
I went to the Dr. and he confirmed my suspicion that I had pinched a nerve in my cervical spine. X-Rays revealed that it was a muscular spasm and not some kind of issue with the discs / spine itself, so that was good. I was prescribed some steroids to help with the inflammation and did some PT. Almost 2 months later I had recovvered fully and I returned to training.
Well, last week I aggravated the nerve all over again. Constant pain in the arm, some twitching. Very unpleasant.
I'm a smaller guy (5'6", 140lbs) and I do have a slight "head forward" posture that I am constantly working on with stretches and exercises. I am worried that because I often roll with larger stronger guys, and because I already have this tension in my neck from the head forward posture, that if I continue to train BJJ I will continue to pinch nerves over and over again.
I thought some of you guys might have had similar experiences, or maybe some anecdotal advice to give me.
I really love the training and I'm willing to deal with cuts, bruises and the occasional tweak here and there, but this pinched nerve really sucks.
Thanks in advance,
M