Ten-year patterns of emergent concussion injuries among various martial arts disciplines
Since 2020, the concussion burden in martial arts has grown, particularly among males, which may be related to overall greater participation in the sport, especially karate and other forms. Prospective injury surveillance, better uptake of safety gear and implementation of skills risk into routine sport participation that minimize head injury, and careful documentation of injury circumstance could help advance martial arts safety.
Authors
- Lynne Pezzullo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5509-2641)
- Heather K. Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2177-1683)
- Matthew Martenson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-5231)
- Ryan M. Nixon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0019-0850)
- Kevin R. Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3179-3464)
- Daniel Kiehl
- Jenna Purcell
Institutions
- University of Florida (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Injury
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2025.112289
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35