Burning sensation in arms during armbars.

[All In The Game]

So the last two classes I've rolled at, I've felt this very strange burning sensation in my arms when resisting armbars and when my arm is extended for an armbar. I feel it primarily in my elbow, right where it bends.

I've been armbarred plenty of times, so this isn't the pain that is usually related to being armbarred. It's also not the sort of pain/exhaustion feeling you get after you lift weights. It only happens when I'm being straight armbarred. Kimura/Americanas are fine. My arms feel perfectly okay a few seconds after the armbar is released.

What the hell is going on?

 

[FREAK656]

I'm pretty sure your lower arm is gonna fall off.

 

[Hamsterdam]

Sounds like muscle fatigue. Or cancer.

 

[All In The Game]

Sounds like muscle fatigue. Or cancer.

My instructor hasn't taught me the defense for cancer yet

 

[radscorpion]

You have gonorrhea of the elbow

 

[StoicDude]

You have gonorrhea of the elbow

Damn you!!! I wanted to write that.

 

[Prominence]

My instructor hasn't taught me the defense for cancer yet

You could ask Kimo.He might might know of one.

 

[MMA junkie]

Do you have symptoms of Bursitis? It doesn't sound like lactic acid while working out.

Bursitis Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, Types and Diagnosis on MedicineNet.com

 

[redaxe]

Oh yeah, that's a common jiu-jitsu injury, it's called "you should have tapped sooner elbow"

 

[brandon0627]

Oh yeah, that's a common jiu-jitsu injury, it's called "you should have tapped sooner elbow"

This. Or... it could be AIDS.

 

[tenniswhiz]

You shouldn't have used the term "burning sensation".

There was some website (you can google it) that talks about bjj injuries and what exactly happens during various joint locks, you should check that out. I remember reading that generally, mild armbar injuries go away given some rest.

 

[Auspex]

This. Or... it could be AIDS.

best POST EVER

 

[Auspex]

but on the real, that burning sensation is your arm about to break.

Just fight past it, the feeling fades.

 

[Varth]

but on the real, that burning sensation is your arm about to break.

Just fight past it, the feeling fades.

Well if he suddenly felt that only recently you can't just say it's the feeling that his arm might break. It could be anything really. Bursitis seems the most probable answer but asking a doctor is more helpful than anything really.