HELP... How can I reduce pole burn and brusing???

shanz15 started this discussion · 3/12/2013

Hey eveyone!! PLEASE HELP ME!! I love pole but have recently found that I have been getting really bad pole burn and brusing (maybe becuase of the hotter weather?) I am having trouble mastering the knee climb and shooting star because the back of my knee is extremley sore and I am brusing very easily, from the burns etc and i think this is slowing my progress Does anyone have any suggestions that may help to reduce the pole burn and brusing so things arent so painful?? Please help!!!

8 replies

chemgoddess1 · 3/12/2013
How long have you been poling and how often are you poling? Bruising gets better with time. I am 5 years in and no longer bruise 98% of the time. Arnica gel (10% or better) is my savior for those times when I think I am going to bruise...I put this on and it never coems to the surface. There are also tablets that you can take but I have never used them.
aliceBheartless · 3/12/2013
I have used the arnica tablets, I believe they can be bought at any typical drugstore, they are pretty inexpensive. I have also used topical arnica and other formulations of things that mostly use arnica along with bella donna and calendula, etc. Typically, the homeopathic preparations of arnica are extremely dilute. It is not really safe to ingest arnica unless its diluted. Chem where do you get 10% topical? The last time I was trying to replace my traumeel I was having trouble finding it in the gel form, and I couldn't find anything over 7%. If the bruising is that bad, maybe take a little time off from those specific tricks, or just don't practice them every single time you pole so that your body can recover. Maybe alternate with some other tricks that will train in another body part :)
aliceBheartless · 3/12/2013
O yeah, I forgot to mention, I did not really notice much difference whether I used arnica, or didn't. I don't think it's a bad option, but it wasn't particularly amazing for me, either. I am sure this varies from person to person, because I know a lot of people who swear by it.
chemgoddess1 · 3/12/2013
NOW foods makes a 10% gel. I get it from Swanson vitamins: http://www.swansonvitamins.com/now-foods-arnica-cooling-relief-gel-2-fl-oz-gel
shanz15 · 3/13/2013
I have been poling for about 7months and tend to go once a week is the arnica gel better than the arnica cream?
chemgoddess1 · 3/13/2013
I don't think I have ever used cream so I cannot compare.
aliceBheartless · 3/13/2013
I think its just a matter of preference. I tend to like the gel better because I don't like creams/lotions generally. For me, the gel seems to sink in the skin better and not have a lotion-y after feel to it.
chemgoddess1 · 3/13/2013
I think this is the reason I went with the gel also. Typically the creams have ingredients that are not pole friendly.