Hyperextended Elbow

[Djuradj]

I hyperextended my elbow last night rolling, i got caught in an armbar, and I didn't tap for maybe 20-30 seconds (I didn't feel anything), until all of a sudden I felt an extremely sharp pain and it just bent the other way. I kept on going another maybe hour, hour and a half without any pain. I got home and I had no pain whatsoever. I then woke up around 3 a.m. not being able to straighten my elbow and pretty bad pain, I was just wondering what I could do for it to heal, without going to a doctor?

 

[krutch11]

I hyperextended my elbow last night rolling, i got caught in an armbar, and I didn't tap for maybe 20-30 seconds (I didn't feel anything), until all of a sudden I felt an extremely sharp pain and it just bent the other way. I kept on going another maybe hour, hour and a half without any pain. I got home and I had no pain whatsoever. I then woke up around 3 a.m. not being able to straighten my elbow and pretty bad pain, I was just wondering what I could do for it to heal, without going to a doctor?

If you can't straighten it all the way you should probably see a doctor. You may have torn something. Better to be safe than sorry.

The last thing you want is to continue training and get arm barred again and injure it even further.

 

[Djuradj]

I've been told I have a high pain tolerance, and having something like this happen shows me that it's not a good thing to have sometimes

 

[Deleted member 256494]

I hyperextended my elbow on Thursday. When I woke up Friday I seriously thought it was broken it hurt so bad. Now it feels a little better. I think I'll be good to go on Monday. I just have to be careful no to extend totally because that's when it hurts.

 

[Djuradj]

I hyperextended my elbow on Thursday. When I woke up Friday I seriously thought it was broken it hurt so bad. Now it feels a little better. I think I'll be good to go on Monday. I just have to be careful no to extend totally because that's when it hurts.

exactly how mine is, i hope it gets better soon

 

[Gawd]

If it was just training, why didn't you tap?

BTW, you may have broken the olecranon which is the top part of your ulnar bone. The swelling would be secondary to bleeding into the joint. Get an x-ray.

 

[Djuradj]

If it was just training, why didn't you tap?

BTW, you may have broken the olecranon which is the top part of your ulnar bone. The swelling would be secondary to bleeding into the joint. Get an x-ray.

Extremely competitive, and like i said i didnt feel anything until it happened, it is a bit swollen

 

[shootermcgavin7]

I played baseball in college as a pitcher and had two elbow surgeries (+1 shoulder surgery).

My second roll ever I didn't tap soon enough in an armbar. I learned my lesson and if I get caught on that side I tap immediately.

 

[Nordic Nonsense]

Extremely competitive, and like i said i didnt feel anything until it happened, it is a bit swollen

Idiot. It's just training no need to be extremely competitive that's how people get hurt
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[Gawd]

Extremely competitive, and like i said i didnt feel anything until it happened, it is a bit swollen

In competition i wouldn't criticize but it shows respect towards your training partners skills to tap out. Please note the word "partner".

 

[Bullheaded]

I hyperextended my elbow last night rolling, i got caught in an armbar, and I didn't tap for maybe 20-30 seconds (I didn't feel anything), until all of a sudden I felt an extremely sharp pain and it just bent the other way. I kept on going another maybe hour, hour and a half without any pain. I got home and I had no pain whatsoever. I then woke up around 3 a.m. not being able to straighten my elbow and pretty bad pain, I was just wondering what I could do for it to heal, without going to a doctor?

Ice I guess, that's pretty much it. That being said, see a doctor and get an MRI ASAP, and don't train until you've had a medical advice.

 

[jackandcoke]

Extremely competitive, and like i said i didnt feel anything until it happened, it is a bit swollen

it's not the mundials, if you get caught, tap... now you have to spend
a few weeks off the mats because you are stubborn

 

[hughes fan]

I had my arm hyper-extended while grappling. I had my other arm trapped and was freeing it to tap because I wasn't in pain and then it popped.
I was struggling in training for three months after and I'll still get a twinge every now and again.

 

[toolshed]

I read somewhere on this board, something to the effect that if you start constantly tapping early in a particular submission in training, you learn relatively quicker not to get in that situation in the first place.

I usually tap to arm bars pretty early because I find that some guys let go a little late sometimes.

 

[Djuradj]

I had my arm hyper-extended while grappling. I had my other arm trapped and was freeing it to tap because I wasn't in pain and then it popped.
I was struggling in training for three months after and I'll still get a twinge every now and again.

I really hope it's not like that for me...

 

[Djuradj]

I read somewhere on this board, something to the effect that if you start constantly tapping early in a particular submission in training, you learn relatively quicker not to get in that situation in the first place.

What do you mean by that?

 

[toolshed]

What do you mean by that?

It's nothing ground breaking, but the idea is if you start tapping early and often to a particular situation then it just reinforces you not to get into that situation. You eventually become very sensitive to it.

 

[SLAMMU]

This is where that "tap early, tap often" mentality comes in. No shame in tapping during training, prevents injury and the worst thing that happens is you get to start over

 

[walkingdisaster]

Honestly I tap the second someone has the technique locked into place. No need to fight a losing battle if it means you get hurt while training. Except chokes..... those I'll put up with so I can get used to them.

 

[Kenny from MD]

just ice it and give it time and itll go back to normal. nothing much you can do otherwise. i pop my arm all the time in tournaments.