Marvin
Black Belt
Taken From Reuters
" the new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that mixed martial arts actually poses a greater risk of concussion.In a review of 642 televised matches, Dr. George J. Buse of the Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico, found that 28 percent were stopped because a fighter suffered a head impact that left him disoriented or unresponsive.
That proportion is much higher than whats been documented in other combat sports, including boxing and kickboxing, according to Buse.
The study has its limits, however. Buse viewed videotapes of mixed martial arts matches televised between 1993 and 2003, and documented how each fight ended. Though head blows accounted for the highest proportion of match stoppages, its not clear how severely injured each fighter was.
Still, Buse writes, its likely that the signs these fighters displayed altered consciousness, unsteady legs were the result of a concussion
As mentioned, video analysis alone cannot determine the extent to which fighters were injured in any of these situations, Buse acknowledges. However, he writes, this study did identify salient medical issues, of which blunt head trauma may be most concerning. More studies, he concludes, should look into the long-term physical toll of the sport."
http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/40/2/169
I question the methodologies used in this research paper
" the new study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that mixed martial arts actually poses a greater risk of concussion.In a review of 642 televised matches, Dr. George J. Buse of the Cannon Air Force Base in Clovis, New Mexico, found that 28 percent were stopped because a fighter suffered a head impact that left him disoriented or unresponsive.
That proportion is much higher than whats been documented in other combat sports, including boxing and kickboxing, according to Buse.
The study has its limits, however. Buse viewed videotapes of mixed martial arts matches televised between 1993 and 2003, and documented how each fight ended. Though head blows accounted for the highest proportion of match stoppages, its not clear how severely injured each fighter was.
Still, Buse writes, its likely that the signs these fighters displayed altered consciousness, unsteady legs were the result of a concussion
As mentioned, video analysis alone cannot determine the extent to which fighters were injured in any of these situations, Buse acknowledges. However, he writes, this study did identify salient medical issues, of which blunt head trauma may be most concerning. More studies, he concludes, should look into the long-term physical toll of the sport."
http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/abstract/40/2/169
I question the methodologies used in this research paper
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