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Martial arts
injuries is simply put an ufortunate,
yet almost unavoidable part of doing
any type of fighting art over a period
of time. However, this is of course in
now way unique to our arts and sports. If
you participate in physical activities
or indeed competitive sports, chances are
you will eventually encounter a set back caused by an injury or some sort
of
painful condition.
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Side
note: In
addition to finding out more
about martial arts injuries
and related health issues, make
sure you have a look
at all the free stuff inside
'The
Martial Arts Vault'!
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The type, seriousness
and frequency of the problem/s you may encounter,
will naturally depend upon more than
one
factor.
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These are (amongst
other things) the degree of physical contact
being allowed in your chosen art; your
skill level and experience; how hard and
often you train; your physical and
mental condition (strength, endurance, flexibility
and much more); your ability and willingness
to absorb and accept pain (how far you can
'push' yourself); the quality of any equipment
you may use; the quality and experience
of trainers, coaches etc; your ability and
time to restituate; your nutrition; your ability
to handle mental and physical stress;
your warm up and cool down routines; your
ability to prepare for training and/or competition;
the degree of access to health professionals
(physiotherapists, doctors etc.); how well
you know yourself; and the importance of winning
(like in continuing a fight or bout of training).
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In the following,
we will be looking at spesific martial arts
injuries and related conditions of pain.
First out is plantar fasciitis, a very common
form of foot/heel
pain.
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Plantar
fasciitis:
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Rather than me going
on about all the ins and outs of the plantar
fascia and plantar fasciitis - all
the causes, cures and treatments - I have
set up a separate site dedicated to the
painful foot condition. It is called Plantar
Fasciitis Relief, and you can find out
more about plantar
fasciitis treatment, foot
pain symptoms and other, related topics.
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I also have found
a guide that is highly recommended if you
have trouble with this very common condition.
It's called Plantar
Fasciities Secrets Revealed,
and you can read more about it at the foot
pain relief site.
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Martial
arts injuries and treatment:
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If there is any
particular type of condition or injury related
to martial arts you would like to have covered
here, please feel free to send us a message
about this martial
arts injuries topic.
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Eventually we will
have most of them covered here on these
pages, or on separate sites or blogs. We
will look at ham string trouble, knee injuries
and more. But like I said, if theres anything
you see more urgent than other issues, don't
hesitate to contact
us!
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Play it safe boys
and girls!
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