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Combat sports: ringside medicine with the fight doctor. Episode #344
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Aug 17, 2018
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This heavyweight podcast is sure to be a knockout!
On this week’s episode, sports medicine physician Dr. John Neidecker (@DrJohnNeidecker) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (@ddfriedman) in the ring to discuss the hot topics in combat sports today. Dr. Neidecker is a physician for USA Boxing and USA Taekwondo, and is the vice president for the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) (http://www.ringsidearp.org/), an international non-profit
organisation dedicated to the health and protection of boxers and mixed martial artists. He serves as the ARP certification committee chair, enabling physicians to become certified in ringside medicine,
and currently practices at Orthopedic Specialists of North Carolina.
Dr. Neidecker is also the lead author of the ARPs Consensus Statement on concussion in combat sports that was recently published in the BJSM.
In this 20 minute conversation, Dr. Neidecker explains the current medical practices and
controversies in combat sports, and addresses the following topics:
concussion management in combats sports
return to fighting protocol
common injuries in combats sports
weight cutting
ethics of combats sports
Further reading:
Neidecker, John, et al. "Concussion management in combat sports: consensus statement from the
Association of Ringside Physicians." Br J Sports Med (2018): bjsports-2017.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/26/bjsports-2017-098799
McCrory, Paul, et al. "Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference
on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016." Br J Sports Med (2017): bjsports-2017.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/11/838
Crighton, Ben, Graeme L. Close, and James P. Morton. "Alarming weight cutting behaviours in mixed
martial arts: a cause for concern and a call for action." (2015): bjsports-2015.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/8/446
Association of Ringside Physicians Releases Consensus Statement On Weight Management in
Professional Combat Sports (2014)
http://www.ringsidearp.org/resources/Documents/Position%20Statements/Weight%20Management%
20in%20Professional%20Combat%20Sports.pdf
On this week’s episode, sports medicine physician Dr. John Neidecker (@DrJohnNeidecker) joins BJSM’s Daniel Friedman (@ddfriedman) in the ring to discuss the hot topics in combat sports today. Dr. Neidecker is a physician for USA Boxing and USA Taekwondo, and is the vice president for the Association of Ringside Physicians (ARP) (http://www.ringsidearp.org/), an international non-profit
organisation dedicated to the health and protection of boxers and mixed martial artists. He serves as the ARP certification committee chair, enabling physicians to become certified in ringside medicine,
and currently practices at Orthopedic Specialists of North Carolina.
Dr. Neidecker is also the lead author of the ARPs Consensus Statement on concussion in combat sports that was recently published in the BJSM.
In this 20 minute conversation, Dr. Neidecker explains the current medical practices and
controversies in combat sports, and addresses the following topics:
concussion management in combats sports
return to fighting protocol
common injuries in combats sports
weight cutting
ethics of combats sports
Further reading:
Neidecker, John, et al. "Concussion management in combat sports: consensus statement from the
Association of Ringside Physicians." Br J Sports Med (2018): bjsports-2017.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/26/bjsports-2017-098799
McCrory, Paul, et al. "Consensus statement on concussion in sport—the 5th international conference
on concussion in sport held in Berlin, October 2016." Br J Sports Med (2017): bjsports-2017.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/11/838
Crighton, Ben, Graeme L. Close, and James P. Morton. "Alarming weight cutting behaviours in mixed
martial arts: a cause for concern and a call for action." (2015): bjsports-2015.
https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/8/446
Association of Ringside Physicians Releases Consensus Statement On Weight Management in
Professional Combat Sports (2014)
http://www.ringsidearp.org/resources/Documents/Position%20Statements/Weight%20Management%
20in%20Professional%20Combat%20Sports.pdf
Released:
Aug 17, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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