378 - The 5 Most Common BJJ and Judo Injuries and What to Do About Them, with Joshua Arellano, Pt

Joshua Arellano is a physiotherapist with a black belt in Judo and a brown belt in BJJ. He works with combat athletes on rehab, prehab, and injury prevention, and - since injury is the enemy of progress - I was thrilled to pick his brain on the podcast to help everyone have a healthier grappling career!

 

00:39 - Judo and jiu-jitsu damage on the body

09:37 - The 5 most common injuries that you see in judo and jiu-jitsu

10:43 - Knee injuries

24:51 - Neck injuries

40:42 - Elbow injuries

45:01 - Is Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation outdated?

59:16 - Shoulder Injuries

1:03:33 - Learning to fall

1:05:16 - Small joint injuries

1:11:55 - How to contact Joshua Arellano, Physiotherapist

 

Related to this topic are the two volumes in the BJJ for Old F***s series.  If you're worried about or working around an injury consider checking out

 

1) BJJ for Old F***s, the Guard at https://www.grapplearts.com/oldguard

 

and 

 

2) Guard Passing for Old F***s at

 

Thank you!

Stephan Kesting