Incidence of concussions in male mixed martial arts competition in relation to number of matches and previous knockout losses

Incidence of concussions in male mixed martial arts competition in relation to number of matches and previous knockout losses

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport with a high incidence of concussions, including knockouts (KO) due to direct attacks to the head. Once a concussion occurs in a fighter, the rate of concussion recurrence increases. Therefore, participation in matches may be weakened to head impacts as figh...

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Main Authors: Shinnosuke Hada, Sungdo Kim, Kei Kawaguchi, Kazuo Kaneko, Muneaki Ishijima, Yoshimasa Tomita, Kazuo Isayama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine 2022-07-01
Series:Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
Subjects:
mixed martial arts
combat sports
collision sports
concussion
chronic traumatic encephalopathy
head injury
Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpfsm/11/4/11_255/_pdf/-char/en

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