Physician attitudes toward sports medicine coverage of mixed martial arts

CONCLUSIONS: Physicians familiar with MMA, either as a previous ringside physician or as a spectator, are more inclined to believe these events should have physician coverage as are those more experienced with sports medicine, such as family medicine and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists. Therefore, specialized sports medicine training should be provided to allow for appropriate MMA physician coverage. With additional training, MMA event organizers should feel comfortable asking physicians in any specialty to provide sports medicine coverage to improve care for MMA athletes.PMID:37158795 | DOI:10.23736/S0022-4707.23.14744-X

Source: Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness - May 9, 2023 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: George G Pujalte Tais G Bertasi Raphael A Bertasi Ryan D Frank Sara E Filmalter Manisha Salinas Ahmad Al Awadi Renu Gautam Walter C Taylor Iii Source Type: research