TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Concussion management in combat sports: consensus statement from the Association of Ringside Physicians
JO  - British journal of sports medicine
A1  - Neidecker, John
A1  - Sethi, Nitin K.
A1  - Taylor, Randolph
A1  - Monsell, Raymond
A1  - Muzzi, Don
A1  - Spizler, Bruce
A1  - Lovelace, Larry
A1  - Ayoub, Edmund
A1  - Weinstein, Rick
A1  - Estwanik, Joseph
A1  - Reyes, Patricio
A1  - Cantu, Robert C.
A1  - Jordan, Barry
A1  - Goodman, Margaret
A1  - Stiller, John W.
A1  - Gelber, Jonathan
A1  - Boltuch, Robert
A1  - Coletta, Domenic
A1  - Gagliardi, Angela
A1  - Gelfman, Stephen
A1  - Golden, Patrick
A1  - Rizzo, Nicholas
A1  - Wallace, Paul
A1  - Fields, Allan
A1  - Inalsingh, Calvin
SP  - 328
EP  - 333
VL  - 53
IS  - 6
N2  - Various organisations and experts have published numerous statements and recommendations regarding different aspects of sports-related concussion including definition, presentation, treatment, management and return to play guidelines.<sup>1-7</sup>To date, there have been no written consensus statements specific for combat sports regarding management of combatants who have suffered a concussion or for return to competition after a concussion. In combat sports, head contact is an objective of the sport itself. Accordingly, management and treatment of concussion in combat sports should, and must, be more stringent than for non-combat sports counterparts.The Association of Ringside Physicians (an international, non-profit organisation dedicated to the health and safety of the combat sports athlete) sets forth this consensus statement to establish management guidelines that ringside physicians, fighters, referees, trainers, promoters, sanctioning bodies and other healthcare professionals can use in the ringside setting. We also provide guidelines for the return of a combat sports athlete to competition after sustaining a concussion. This consensus statement does not address the management of moderate to severe forms of traumatic brain injury, such as intracranial bleeds, nor does it address the return to competition for combat sports athletes who have suffered such an injury. These more severe forms of brain injuries are beyond the scope of this statement. This consensus statement does not address neuroimaging guidelines in combat sports.<br><br>© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2018. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-3674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2017-098799
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