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For f*ck’s sake, doc…Hippocratic oath much?
UFC 173 Video: Dumb-Ass Doctor Steps on Jamie Varner’s Broken Foot
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For f*ck’s sake, doc…Hippocratic oath much?
Tag: Doctors
Dana White Joins Doctors in Denouncing TRT, Now Let’s Hope the Hardline Sticks
When the day comes that testosterone replacement therapy is finally, mercifully banned in MMA, we may well look back on this week as a tipping point. Much of the years-long argument on the subject suddenly seemed moot on Monday morning, after the Association of Ringside Physicians released a statement flatly condemning the controversial treatment and […]
When the day comes that testosterone replacement therapy is finally, mercifully banned in MMA, we may well look back on this week as a tipping point. Much of the years-long argument on the subject suddenly seemed moot on Monday morning, after the Association of Ringside Physicians released a statement flatly condemning the controversial treatment and […]
Matt Brown Won’t Need Surgery, Doctors Hopeful for February Return to Training
According to MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani, Matt Brown will not need surgery to repair his injured back. Helwani learned the news from Brown’s wife, Colleen, on Monday. Brown recently pulled out of a much-anticipated UFC on Fox 9 matchup against Carlos Condit, citing herniated discs as the reason. The nature of Brown’s injury—combined with UFC President Dana White saying that […]
According to MMAFighting.com‘s Ariel Helwani, Matt Brown will not need surgery to repair his injured back. Helwani learned the news from Brown’s wife, Colleen, on Monday. Brown recently pulled out of a much-anticipated UFC on Fox 9 matchup against Carlos Condit, citing herniated discs as the reason. The nature of Brown’s injury—combined with UFC President Dana White saying that […]
UFC Bantamweight Urijah Faber Lights Up Daytime Television on ‘The Doctors’
Urijah Faber was a guest on an episode of The Doctors this week. That’s a daytime television show airing daily around the country. Check local listings. If you missed Faber’s episode, stop what you’re doing and watch the video that is embedded in this article. Go ahead, I’ll wait. I would now like to talk about […]
Urijah Faber was a guest on an episode of The Doctors this week. That’s a daytime television show airing daily around the country. Check local listings. If you missed Faber’s episode, stop what you’re doing and watch the video that is embedded in this article. Go ahead, I’ll wait. I would now like to talk about […]
Anderson Silva’s ‘Doctor’ Says It Would Be ‘A Crime’ for Him to Drop to Welterweight
(The “doctor” in question. No joke, this is seriously the guy we’re talking about. / Props: Blog do Olivar)
In the U.S., a doctor is simply the person you visit when you need more prescription medication. In Brazil, a doctor is a parent, priest, and boss rolled into one — they know what’s best for you, and damned if you’ll try to defy them.
At least that’s how it seems lately. Two weeks after Cris Cyborg explained that she couldn’t possibly cut ten pounds of her freakish muscle mass because DOCTOR’S ORDERS, we have this translated report by Eduardo Cruz at FightersOnly, in which Anderson Silva‘s “personal physician” [Ed. note: referred here only as ‘Camoes,’ but we’ll get to that after the jump] had a lot to say about Silva dropping a weight class to face Georges St. Pierre at 170, which is something that I didn’t think was even being considered by anybody, but nevertheless:
“It would be a crime for Anderson to try and fight at 77kg. He could maybe make the weight but the physical loss that he would suffer would be too much…For me this fight should happen at 80kg, since that would already be a sacrifice for Anderson. It would be his first shot at this weight and we would have to implement a very specific work for him to be able to perform at 100% of his capacity…Anderson losing 3gk and St-Pierre going up 3kg would be more fair for both of them and for the public, who would watch a great fight.”
(The “doctor” in question. No joke, this is seriously the guy we’re talking about. / Props: Blog do Olivar)
In the U.S., a doctor is simply the person you visit when you need more prescription medication. In Brazil, a doctor is a parent, priest, and boss rolled into one — they know what’s best for you, and damned if you’ll try to defy them.
At least that’s how it seems lately. Two weeks after Cris Cyborg explained that she couldn’t possibly cut ten pounds of her freakish muscle mass because DOCTOR’S ORDERS, we have this translated report by Eduardo Cruz at FightersOnly, in which Anderson Silva‘s “personal physician” [Ed. note: referred here only as ‘Camoes,’ but we’ll get to that after the jump] had a lot to say about Silva dropping a weight class to face Georges St. Pierre at 170, which is something that I didn’t think was even being considered by anybody, but nevertheless:
“It would be a crime for Anderson to try and fight at 77kg. He could maybe make the weight but the physical loss that he would suffer would be too much…For me this fight should happen at 80kg, since that would already be a sacrifice for Anderson. It would be his first shot at this weight and we would have to implement a very specific work for him to be able to perform at 100% of his capacity…Anderson losing 3gk and St-Pierre going up 3kg would be more fair for both of them and for the public, who would watch a great fight.”
It turns out that those quotes were sourced from this TerraMagazine interview with Rogério Camões, who is referred to as the “preparador físico de Anderson Silva.” (He’s simply called a “strength and conditioning coach” here.) Plus, in photos like this and this, he looks less like a doctor, and more like the guy who hangs around the gym trying to sell imported human growth hormone out of his briefcase. Doctor Feelgood? Sure. “Doctor, I need you to look at this rash?” No. Although he’s clearly trained in ice-clump therapy.
Even if Camões walked around in O.R. scrubs rather than a Throwdown t-shirt and aviators, the point remains the same: A doctor (or “doctor”) is there to give advice to his patient, not act as a mouthpiece to Brazilian media. Look, nobody really expects Anderson to cut to welterweight in order to fight GSP, except perhaps Firas Zahabi. But it’s up to Anderson to take the responsibility for that decision. We don’t really need the S&C coach telling us what’s “criminal,” in his professional opinion — or, “professional” opinion, whichever the case may be.
Australian Docs Push for Stricter MMA Safety Regulation Rules Including Certification of MMA Trainers
(What I want to know is, how does he reach his instruments in his pouch?)
A group of Australian physicians that treated a 41-year-old Queensland man who suffered a stroke due to an injury he purportedly suffered during a recreational grappling class have published an article in a medical journal calling for the implementation of increased safety measures, including stricter governance of the sport’s trainers in the country.
In a report prepared by attending physicians Dr Michael Slowey, Dr Graeme Maw, and Dr Jeremy Furyk for Emergency Medicine Australasia — the journal of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine — they state that the victim originally thought he had suffered mild to moderate neck strain, but was later diagnosed with a vertebral tear that caused the stroke.
“This case highlights the risks posed by participation in sports, such as MMA, both in competition and in training,” Dr Slowey is quoted as saying. “People need to be aware of the real risk of permanent neurological damage. Although grappling is permitted in MMA, prevention of this form of injury is clearly a major problem. In this case, the patient has been advised to refrain from further participation in any form of martial arts.”
The Aussie group maintains that they aren’t calling for a ban on MMA or training, but they do ask that the government get involved in regulating the certification of trainers who teach at gyms and dojos where aspiring fighters or recreational MMA hobbyists train before incidents like this become more common.
“At the end of the day no matter what the sport is, I don’t think doctors are going to get much chance of changing the rules,” he says. “But if we make people aware of the risks then the governing bodies can take things into consideration.”
(What I want to know is, how does he reach his instruments in his pouch?)
A group of Australian physicians that treated a 41-year-old Queensland man who suffered a stroke due to an injury he purportedly suffered during a recreational grappling class have published an article in a medical journal calling for the implementation of increased safety measures, including stricter governance of the sport’s trainers in the country.
In a report prepared by attending physicians Dr Michael Slowey, Dr Graeme Maw, and Dr Jeremy Furyk for Emergency Medicine Australasia — the journal of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine — they state that the victim originally thought he had suffered mild to moderate neck strain, but was later diagnosed with a vertebral tear that caused the stroke.
“This case highlights the risks posed by participation in sports, such as MMA, both in competition and in training,” Dr Slowey is quoted as saying. “People need to be aware of the real risk of permanent neurological damage. Although grappling is permitted in MMA, prevention of this form of injury is clearly a major problem. In this case, the patient has been advised to refrain from further participation in any form of martial arts.”
The Aussie group maintains that they aren’t calling for a ban on MMA or training, but they do ask that the government get involved in regulating the certification of trainers who teach at gyms and dojos where aspiring fighters or recreational MMA hobbyists train before incidents like this become more common.
“At the end of the day no matter what the sport is, I don’t think doctors are going to get much chance of changing the rules,” he says. “But if we make people aware of the risks then the governing bodies can take things into consideration.”
Besides tighter guidelines for MMA gyms, the trio is also seeking stricter controls similar to boxing, including independent accreditation of officials, records kept of fighters’ suspensions and injuries and licensing of fight promoters.
“You do that and you will have an appropriately run, much safer sport for everyone,” President of the Martial Arts Industry Association (MAIA) Walt Missingham says.
“With a broader range of styles and rules comes a wider range of injuries,” Dr Slowey explains. “Most injuries in MMA are facial lacerations, upper limb injuries and concussions.The documented injury rate is 23.6 per 100 fight participations, with severe concussion rates of 15.4 per 1000 athlete exposures, or 3% of all fights.”
They’ve definitely done their homework and they have a point, since just about anyone, regardless of whether or not they are qualified to teach can rent a storefront, put “MMA” on the door and begin selling memberships to unsuspecting customers. At the very least, for insurance purposes gym owners should have to ensure that they have an employee who is certified in CPR and first aid on hand whenever the doors are open. Although certification won’t stop freak injuries like this from happening, having a group to investigate the cause of the mishap and offer suggestions or levy sanctions such as license suspensions for the offending parties would go a long way at preventing them.
I’ve been seriously injured in training due to the negligence (see stupidity) of a training partner and it definitely could have been prevented if the idiot who did it was educated by a competent trainer. That’s not to say that the trainer didn’t have the creds to teach, he simply failed to run through the rules of the gym and what was allowed during rolling and sparring. I was lucky that my injury healed up for the most part. Some aren’t so lucky.