Sarah, as a nurse, was very doubtful when I initially told her that MMA, although it appears to be very violent, is not that dangerous. She did a little sluething online and came to the same conclusion. Well, anyone who really follows the sport knows that this year someone did die in MMA due to head injury: Sammy Vasquez (read more HERE). That, unfortunately, was bound to happen as it does in every sport from car racing to boxing to soccer to skiing. Well, more conclusive evidence on the saftey of the sport was just released. Here's a post from mmamania:
MMA injuries report: A five-year review (2002-2007)By: MMAmania
Props: BJSM.BMJ.com
Quoteworthy:
“During the 635 professional MMA matches, 300 of the 1,270 athletes sustained documented injuries with an injury rate of 23.6 per 100 fight participations. Most common reported injuries were lacerations and upper extremity injuries. Severe concussion rate was 15.4 per 1,000 athlete exposures, or 3% of all matches. No deaths or critical sports-related injuries resulted from any of the regulated matches during the study period. Age, weight, and fight experience did not statistically increase the likelihood of injuries after controlling for other covariates.”
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine recently published a report of a five year study of injuries sustained during sanctioned mixed martial arts competition that took place in Nevada. The conclusion: the overall risk of critical sports-related injury appears low. Take that, haters.
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