Although the Amateur International Boxing Association’s recent ban of headgear in competition has been somewhat controversial, a recent study has found the ban has resulted in fewer head injuries for competitors. The recent study, published in this month’s Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, the authors reviewed “stoppages due to blows to the head by comparing World … More Study – Boxing Headgear Ban Results In “Significantly Decreased” Head Injury Rate, More Cuts

Update April 29, 2016 – Today the NSAC provided me with the following details about the policy –             Protecting the health and safety of all contestants is the most important goal of the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC).  To effectuate that goal, across the last four years the NAC has been encouraging various fighters licensed … More Nevada Athletic Commission Takes Regulatory Lead With Fighter Brain Health

Adding to this site’s summary of safety studies regarding combat sports, a recent literature review was published in this month’s Canadian Journal of Psychiatry addressing the link between adverse psychiatric consequences and adults who suffer concussions in sport. In the article, titled “Knowing What We Don’t Know: Long-Term Psychiatric Outcomes following Adult Concussions in Sports” the … More Study – Growing Evidence of Psychiatric Consequences Following Sport Concussion in Adults

In my ongoing effort to document safety studies addressing combat sports, a recent study was published this month in the Saudi Journal of Sports Medicine seeking to find out the prevalence of injuries in national level boxers that occurred during the bout or training. In the study, titled Prevalence of injuries in competitive boxers: A retrospective … More Study – 61% Concussion Rate for National Boxers in 2 Year Period

Yes concussions are bad.  Yes multiple concussions can lead to CTE and other brain dysfunction but concussions are not the be-all end-all risk factor when it comes to adverse brain health in contact sports.  Studies are showing that cumulative sub concussive hits take their toll as well and can be a greater predictor of future … More Study – Mileage (More-so Than Concussions) Predict Long Term Brain Risk in Contact Sports

In 2013 the Amateur International Boxing Association, the international governing body for amateur boxing, instituted a rule banning headgear in competition for elite men.  The ban is expected to be expanded to all competitors in 2018. While there are conflicting views as to the efficacy of headgear in amateur boxing a recent study reveals that there … More Study Finds Widespread Opposition to AIBA’s Headgear Ban in Boxing

Martial Arts enthusiast, Physicist and author Jason Thalken has recently obtained a patent for a headgear design that he hopes can reduce head trauma and the incidence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy in contact sports. In en effort to bring attention to this patent Thalken has published the full text of his patent to Researchgate and … More Patent Granted For Headgear Which May Reduce Brain Injury