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Ep 227: SPORTS CORNER: Concussion challenge in the UFC, with Dr Olivia Abdoo
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr Olivia Abdoo (Ultimate Fighting Championship), we dive deeper into one of the most common injuries in mixed martial arts (MMA) - concussion.
Dr Abdoo's experience treating UFC athletes provides an insight into working with athletes for whom skills including wrestling, striking, and grappling are crucial to performing well.
How to approach educating the athlete and everyone involved with them about concussion, ensuring the athlete can participate safely while recovering from concussion, what an MMA-specific concussion evaluation looks like, and the importance of sport-specificity in concussion rehabilitation - we hit on it all!
242 episodes
Manage episode 490320340 series 2830659
In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr Olivia Abdoo (Ultimate Fighting Championship), we dive deeper into one of the most common injuries in mixed martial arts (MMA) - concussion.
Dr Abdoo's experience treating UFC athletes provides an insight into working with athletes for whom skills including wrestling, striking, and grappling are crucial to performing well.
How to approach educating the athlete and everyone involved with them about concussion, ensuring the athlete can participate safely while recovering from concussion, what an MMA-specific concussion evaluation looks like, and the importance of sport-specificity in concussion rehabilitation - we hit on it all!
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