Study after study show CTE is a disease of mileage. The more brain rattling an athlete experiences over their career the greater their chances of acquiring the deadly brain disease. CTE does not care what sport you play. It does not care if you are an amateur or a professional. It does not care if … More Study – Odds of Getting CTE Increase 34% With Each Year Playing Contact Hockey
Dr. Chris Nowitzki just shared some useful observations and a new study on X. CTE is caused by repeated hits to the head or other serial brain rattling events. Some like to speculate that other factors cause the disease, often without evidence. Drug and alcohol abuse often come into the conversation. A new study was … More Study – Don’t Blame Booze For CTE
When you design a “sport” intended to give defenseless participants brain injury you unsurprisingly get brain injury. A lot of it. Those are the findings of a recent research letter reviewing objective signs of concussion amongst participants in PowerSlap. These findings are important because the promoters of PowerSlap try to emphasize its relative safety compared … More Study – PowerSlap Has Absurd Rates of Brain Injury
A study was published this month in the European Journal of Neurology suggesting that EEG readings may have promise in showing early signs of CTE. In the study, titled ‘Knock down the brain’: a nonlinear analysis of electroencephalography to study the effects of sub-concussion in boxers, the authors selected 21 boxers. They seperated the athletes … More Study – EEG Readings May Help Screen for Early Signs of CTE
An interesting study was published this month in the Archives of Neuropsychology breaking reviewing boxing brain trauma studies from the 20th century. In the study, titled Neurological Problems in Boxers during the 20th Century: a Review and Synthesis, the authors reviewed 45 articles addressing brain trauma in boxers published between 1928-1999. The goal was to … More Study – Fewer Neurological Problems Found in Boxers in Later 20th Century
CTE is a disease of mileage and is caused by repeated exposure to sub concussive blows (brain rattling impacts that don’t produce symptoms of concussion). Many fighters take the vast majority of their sub concussive impacts in training as opposed to actual competition. This week a study was published showing that MMA fighters show evidence … More Study – MMA Fighters Show Evidence of Sub Concussive Harm Following Sparring
One fairly consistent theme in research about brain injury in MMA is the need for better education about brain health basics in the community. This month another study was published calling for such steps to be taken. In the recent study, titled “Assessing the Incidence of Head Trauma in Australian Mixed Martial Arts: A Retrospective … More Study Calls For Better Brain Health Education for MMA Athletes and Coaches
An interesting study was published this week in the peer reviewed journal The Physician and Sports Medicine looking at white matter signal abnormalities in a group of professional fighters. White matter signal abnormalities are associated with traumatic brain injury. Previous research of MMA athletes did not find greater white matter abnormalities in them compared to … More Study – White Matter Signal Abnormalities in Brain “Significantly Greater” In MMA Fighters With Football or Rugby History
There are a growing number of studies showing it is relatively safe to be strangled in the sporting context of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This week another study was published on this topic looking specifically into whether participant showed measurable cognitive decline after a strangulation submission vs a non strangulation submission. The short answer was they … More Another Study Showing Relative Safety of Strangulation in BJJ
Headgear does little to protect users from brain injury. According to the Association of Ringside Physicians “Headguards should not be relied upon to reduce the risk of concussion or other traumatic brain injury. They have not been shown to prevent these types of injuries in combat sports or other sports” Adding to this conclusion a study … More Study – Some Headgear Substantially Increases Rotational Acceleration To Its Users
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