Combat Arts Injury Management Posts

The nature of the traumatic injury challenges an individual’s coping process and road to recovery. Ultimately, coping styles are developed based on the individual’s circumstances, which in-turn can impact the rate of recovery. Our Combat Arts Injury Recovery Posts section was created to centralize the writing our Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Pamela Fernandes, to help our educate our readers on the treatment and recovery to enhance their coping process.

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  15 June 2021One of the most common shoulder injuries in martial arts is related to the rotator cuff. In karate, the shoulder is the most ...

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  2 June 2021When COVID first struck, dojos were practically shut down. The more robust gyms and dojos adapted quickly and offered online classes. And martial ...

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  10 April 2021   Groin injuries are no joke. Ask Peter Stanonik, who was brought to his knees during a kickboxing fight. He winces in agony ...

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  13 March 2021   Neck injuries are an unfortunate possibility in the dojo.  Especially in certain martial arts like jujitsu, judo, and mixed martial arts because ...

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  | 24 February 2021   Lung and chest injuries are rare during martial arts but when they do occur, they make the news. Rory Markham’s fight against ...

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  15 February 2021   It was shocking to watch the recent fight between Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier. Even more surprising to realize that a calf ...

Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  3 February 2021 What is the common thing that Khabib Nurmagomedov, Demetrious Johnson, and Aljamain Sterling have? Yup. Sports hernia. Because none of us humans have ...

Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  2 February 2021   It’s not uncommon to encounter athletes of martial arts with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In many martial arts, hand techniques or using wrists ...

By  Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  25 January 2021   Tennis elbow or lateral epicondylitis is a condition that occurs when the tendons of the elbow experience inflammation due to overuse. In ...

By Dr. Pamela Fernandes  |  21 January 2021   No pain, no glory is the philosophy in the dojo. However, injuries are bound to happen while training. You might have heard ...

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