Muay Thai calf to foot numbness

Long story short;
- Was training to check leg kicks a week ago (with pad)
- Opponent outweighed me by more than 50 lbs
- improperly checked a few kicks
- last check, hit my tibialis anterior and caused a numbing sensation from just below my knee to my ankle
- thought nothing of it, but one week later, dorsiflexion, and inversion causes a numbness sensation for approx. 1 min, and is difficult to stand on
- wake up throughout the night to readjust my foot so my leg won't go numb
- is this normal for untrained, un-strengthened shins?

Thanks in advance

 

visit a neurologist immediately. sounds like a fucked up nerve.

 

I can still box and roll in BJJ, but any contact with my lead leg, and leaning on in the wrong way for too long, still causes that numbness that I can usually "walk" or "sit" off relatively quick.

 

ok. go to a neurologist. when health is concerned if i were you i'd rely on a specialist's opinion instead of the opinion on some strangers on an internet forum.

to answer your original questions - no. it is not normal.

now do the right thing and visit a doctor.

 

just seeking other opinions before i commit to the doctor, no need to put that down chief.

 

it sounds like it could be compartment syndrome. get to the Doc ASAP.

 

In case this helps anyone in the future.
- got it checked out
-sciatic nerve damage
- steroids and only 2 weeks off training. Still gonna go to bjj tho 😏

 

thank me next time

 

Was gonna say it will likely get better if you leave it for a bit. Nerve stuff is alarming but if caused by damage it will likely improve with healing.

I was getting hot sensations in my calve after leg checks. Lasted a month. I asked doc. They said come back if it doesn't get better.

One day I realised I hadn't felt it for months!