Treating Mat Burn

When you get a sunburn and the top layer of skin peels off the newly exposed skin is more.

Treating mat burn. The only difference is the fact that mat burns have the added pain of being open cuts as well as burns. Mat burn can occur at any time but i find it particularly bad after competitions or hard sparring sessions. After your burn it takes 3 to 6 months for your skin to return to normal dr. Just like any other burn injury the most effective way to treat mat burns is by leaving the injury open and allowing air to circulate.

Discussion in grappling technique started by murdoch aug 29 2006. It was fine when i trained last night however tonight s training session has destroyed it. Treating mat burns a few days ago after a lot of ne waza i accumulated some nasty mat burn just below my big toe on the top of my foot. It s more annoying.

Mat burns are essentially just like any other burn and can be treated as such. Mat burn can be caused by skin rubbing on surfaces such as wrestling mats studio floors of martial arts schools basketball courts football equipment and pads and weight machines. This is an important part of treating first degree burns pennsylvania state s medical center explains because it makes it easier to get access to the burned tissue and also prevents any other materials to contact the burn which can make the pain worse 1. What have you found best to treat mat burn.

Rolling at 100 significantly increases the chance of mat burn as you are more likely to scramble hard and move faster which can scuff up your feet much easier compared to when you are rolling light. The academy that i m training at now has puzzle mats that tear my knees and feet up with mat burn. Mat burn is the injury that is equivalent to a first degree burn and as such it s not that serious in and of itself while it may not seem serious at first if you read more you will realize that it can have very serious consequences if you re not careful enough with it. Remove clothing or jewelry from the burned part of the body.