headaches

[limejuicepowder]

I know full well this is really a question for a doctor, but y'all are much easier to ask. Plus one of you might have experience in the matter.

I'm training in Muay Thai right now, and my first fight is coming up in a few weeks. However, I've noticed lately that whenever I get hit a few solid times in the head, I leave with a headache. This bothers me because even though I say "solid," it's still a light sparring session, with maybe 30-40% power.

Has anyone experienced this? Is this a possible indicator of other head problems? Or is that just the reality of getting hit in the head? (i.e., it doesn't take much).

Thanks!

 

[Big Nasty Edison]

Happens to me but I can't tell you if anything is wrong or not.

 

[caseyboi**]

Never has happened to me. Maybe you should see a doctor, a friend of mine needed to go hospital after sparring once and he didn't even get hit hard

 

[apizur**]

It happened to me, except it would appear to me that the lights got turned down a bit when I got hit. I took 3 weeks off sparring and it went away. For you... try taking NSAIDs like Aleve or Ibuprofen to reduce swelling of the brain since you can't take time off sparring.

And of course, see a doctor.

 

[NAKMUAY18]

The doctor will tell you to stop sparring and cancel your fight, they always do....
Personally I'd wait till after the fight then take a week or two off sparring, if it's still there or you start feeling sick, dizzy, sensitive to light, go to the Docs

 

[SummerStriker]

From the Mayo Clinic site:

Rest is the best way to allow your brain to recover from a concussion. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends both physical and mental rest for children. This means avoiding general physical exertion as well as activities that require mental concentration, such as playing video games, watching TV, texting or using a computer. School workloads should also be temporarily reduced.

For headaches, use acetaminophen (Tylenol, others). Avoid other pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and aspirin, as there's a possibility these medications may increase the risk of bleeding.

If you or your child sustained a concussion while playing competitive sports, ask your doctor or your child's doctor when it is safe to return to play. Resuming sports too soon increases the risk of a second concussion and of lasting, potentially fatal brain injury.

No one should return to play or vigorous activity while signs or symptoms of a concussion are present. Experts recommend that children and adolescents not return to play on the same day as the injury.

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Anyway, I mainly post it to shy you away from NSAIDS or Aspirin without a doctor giving them to you. What you don't want is clotting reduced when you are getting punched in the head.

 

[Ignoramus]

It could be just dehydration from training giving you a headache.

Drink plenty of water, take fish oil, and Vitamin D.

 

[limejuicepowder]

Thanks for the responses everyone.

The headache did not last long (maybe 45 minutes), though I was sensitive to loud noise during that time. Your posts have just confirmed what I suspected; I should really go see a doctor xD.

 

[romanicko]

I used to walk out of the gym after sparring with baaaaad headaches where my brain felt like it was throbbing!! and my issue was from using cheap,bad, hard headgear, when i switched the headgear it got much better! Head issues are nothing to be played with

 

[TheWaxMurderer]

Drink lots of water before class and make sure you're breathing correctly.

I used to get a headache after class and sometimes after BJJ. Started drinking at least a bottle of water before class and the headaches went.

 

[apizur**]

From the Mayo Clinic site:
Avoid other pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, others) and aspirin, as there's a possibility these medications may increase the risk of bleeding.

Interesting, I did not know ibuprofen was a blood thinner. I thought Tylenol was.

 

[Babba]

I used to have throbbing headaches that made me want to kill myself everyday after sparring..

does the headgear really affect it that much?

 

[fightingrabbit]

Aids

 

[Sinister]

This may be a problem of posture/how your neck is held. Until I corrected my posture, head and neck aches were both fairly common. Even the occasional migraine. If your neck is absorbing most of the impact, a headache is likely to result.

 

[Nicslagan]

This is exactly why the traditional martial arts spar a lot without contact to the head. My instructors in Hapkido told me that everyone that wants to fight professionally or with Muay Thai rules should start off doing traditional martial arts. You learn and practice all the same kicks, practice finding correct distance from your opponent, and gain a lot of fluidity in movement from forms. You also gain balance and strength in your kicks from the stances. If you learn all of this without getting hit in the head a bunch you are dangerous enough. If you then want to up your game and fight and spar where head strikes are allowed you will have a leg up on your opponent if they just began training in Muay Thai. If you're getting hit a lot in the head sparring you can also create a bad habit of closing your eyes. Traditional Martial Arts take less risk. A lot of fighters do this. Their careers always last longer this way and they get ahead in technique.

 

[Nicslagan]

After awhile the headaches get old. I've been there and I even remember getting headaches from epic pillow fights. Good luck in life and martial arts and hope you feel better. Everybody gave you some good advice.

 

[fightingrabbit]

After awhile the headaches get old. I've been there and I even remember getting headaches from epic pillow fights. Good luck in life and martial arts and hope you feel better. Everybody gave you some good advice.

Yes.....advice...