Originally Posted by mrsD

May I ask.... what type of fighting are you doing?

Females typically weigh less, have less muscle mass and thinner bones than males. Males with their higher bone mass also have thicker and stronger tendons.

Sudden jarring motions to body, displaces the insides temporarily which then spring back (hopefully). While females can learn various fighting modes, I think their bodies are not designed for this long term. The soft tissue will sustain injury and take a while to repair (usually at night). If this is slow and you continue to jar yourself, then you will accumulate scar tissue in the tendons and muscles.

While it is common today for women to engage in contact sports more, there is still little said about the potential for long term injury. Stretching or compressing nerves will cause them to react and send warning messages. There are many nerves inside and connected to tendons.

Many times with PN symptoms one needs to look at their daily habits and what they are doing. Your activity may be triggering a process that you are unaware of, but your nerves are sending messages to moderate it or stop it. We get male posters here who overdo their exercise or who do extreme things. We had a fellow who had terrible hand/palm pain, and once he stopped the extreme push up routine he was doing, he did heal up.

Each person has his/her own genetic make up for body type, bone type, muscle type etc. And each has a breaking point. We are not all the same. You might find going to a sports medicine physician helpful.