Left side is hurting...Please help!

[danny stash]

Hey man, sorry to hear about the injury.

If others have experience with that, better listen to them, but i thought it sounded like a serious muscle strain, possibly a contusion to the muscle in the back - I have a contusion on the muscle in the front next to the shin right now & have similar issues with a hard lump in the muscle.

If it's a strain, I'd suggest ice, compression, heat, elevation.
Also a good sports massage or rolfer, possibly some acupuncture.
A nice relaxing session in the sauna, steam bath, and/or hot tub wouldn't hurt either.
When I get sore, a bath with epsom salt can work wonders as well.

In my own training, i hit the wall last friday - limping through an intense training session.
The "minor" injuries just added up to be a little too much to continue pushing through, so I'm taking this week off. I think it was good timing, because I've been very sluggish this week even with the time off, having to take sleep aides to be able to sleep through the pain - I think i was very close to burn out.

I guess my point is, don't be afraid to take a day here or there, or a week once in a while, to get fresh again- as long as you've got the time to get back up to speed before your fight.

Remember, you want to peak in time for the fight, not just break your body down to the point you have nothing left & hope a couple days rest before the fight will put you back to normal.

Good luck

Thank you!

[kenny91]

yeah dude dont take our words for it cos none of us are doctors! lol get it checked out hopefully its nothin serious n i hope it gets well but i think ive had the sorta same injury but urs seem to be a lot longwinded than mine - get it checked mate.

If its any better soon n ur able to fight then 2 things;
good luck dude
&
let us know how u get on

laters