Comments on: BJJ Poll: Have You Encountered MRSA / Staph infections? http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/01/17/mrsa-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling News and Podcast Sun, 20 May 2012 16:21:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: #226: Staph Infection in BJJ, Design Your Own Gi Contest : The FightWorks Podcast | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Radio and News http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/01/17/mrsa-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/comment-page-1/#comment-3134 #226: Staph Infection in BJJ, Design Your Own Gi Contest : The FightWorks Podcast | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Radio and News Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:15:16 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=1156#comment-3134 [...] Thankfully, Rick is going to be fine and will be able to train jiu-jitsu again in the future. But it is a cautionary tale and reminds us to take skin infections very seriously, as they are not uncommon in jiu-jitsu. [...] [...] Thankfully, Rick is going to be fine and will be able to train jiu-jitsu again in the future. But it is a cautionary tale and reminds us to take skin infections very seriously, as they are not uncommon in jiu-jitsu. [...]

]]> By: Cindy http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/01/17/mrsa-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Cindy Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:36:56 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=1156#comment-1317 I am a massage therapist at a martial arts school, so you can imagine what sort of ickiness I combat when I'm on the job. I know several people who have successfully fought MRSA, but it's more preferable to prevent infection than it is to treat it! I listed MRSA tips and personal experiences with it last year on a martial arts website and realized afterwards that I am apparently a germophobe. :) http://fightmash.com/2008/10/03/mrsa-2/ (there's also a list of other nasty stuff you can avoid by staying clean!) PS If you're not much of a reader, search Google for images on MRSA or VRSA but not immediately after eating!! I am a massage therapist at a martial arts school, so you can imagine what sort of ickiness I combat when I’m on the job. I know several people who have successfully fought MRSA, but it’s more preferable to prevent infection than it is to treat it!

I listed MRSA tips and personal experiences with it last year on a martial arts website and realized afterwards that I am apparently a germophobe. :)

http://fightmash.com/2008/10/03/mrsa-2/ (there’s also a list of other nasty stuff you can avoid by staying clean!)

PS If you’re not much of a reader, search Google for images on MRSA or VRSA but not immediately after eating!!

]]> By: Elyse http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/01/17/mrsa-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Elyse Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:55:48 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=1156#comment-1316 You forgot: "I currently have MRSA but refuse to stop training".... I have met many of those people.... GROSS. You forgot: “I currently have MRSA but refuse to stop training”…. I have met many of those people…. GROSS.

]]> By: jjanikas http://thefightworkspodcast.com/2009/01/17/mrsa-brazilian-jiu-jitsu/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 jjanikas Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:50:56 +0000 http://thefightworkspodcast.com/?p=1156#comment-1315 As an ER doc I see a fair amount of MRSA at work. Besides MRSA, you also need to be on the lookout for ringworm and herpes skin infections (herpes gladiatorum). These infections can be passed between students so they need to be caught early. If you get a weird rash, stop training until a physician takes a look at it. Tell your instructor so the other students can wash all their equipment and examine themselves for any symptoms. As mentioned above, the best way to prevent this from entering a school is for everyone to wash their gi's/training gear/etc after each class. As an ER doc I see a fair amount of MRSA at work. Besides MRSA, you also need to be on the lookout for ringworm and herpes skin infections (herpes gladiatorum). These infections can be passed between students so they need to be caught early. If you get a weird rash, stop training until a physician takes a look at it. Tell your instructor so the other students can wash all their equipment and examine themselves for any symptoms. As mentioned above, the best way to prevent this from entering a school is for everyone to wash their gi’s/training gear/etc after each class.

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