TY - JOUR
T1 - Youth participation and injury risk in martial arts
AU - Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness
AU - Demorest, Rebecca A.
AU - Koutures, Chris
AU - LaBella, Cynthia R.
AU - Brooks, Margaret A.
AU - Diamond, Alex
AU - Hennrikus, William
AU - LaBotz, Michele
AU - Logan, Kelsey
AU - Loud, Keith J.
AU - Moffatt, Kody A.
AU - Nemeth, Blaise
AU - Pengel, Brooke
AU - Peterson, Andrew
AU - Brenner, Joel S.
AU - Kelly, Amanda K.Weiss
AU - Gregory, Andrew J.M.
AU - Halstead, Mark E.
AU - Bernhardt, David
AU - Jayanthi, Neeru A.
AU - Mjaanes, Jeff
AU - Emanuel, Anjie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
PY - 2016/12
Y1 - 2016/12
N2 - The martial arts can provide children and adolescents with vigorous levels of physical exercise that can improve overall physical fitness. The various types of martial arts encompass noncontact basic forms and techniques that may have a lower relative risk of injury. Contact-based sparring with competitive training and bouts have a higher risk of injury. This clinical report describes important techniques and movement patterns in several types of martial arts and reviews frequently reported injuries encountered in each discipline, with focused discussions of higher risk activities. Some of these higher risk activities include blows to the head and choking or submission movements that may cause concussions or significant head injuries. The roles of rule changes, documented benefits of protective equipment, and changes in training recommendations in attempts to reduce injury are critically assessed. This information is intended to help pediatric health care providers counsel patients and families in encouraging safe participation in martial arts.
AB - The martial arts can provide children and adolescents with vigorous levels of physical exercise that can improve overall physical fitness. The various types of martial arts encompass noncontact basic forms and techniques that may have a lower relative risk of injury. Contact-based sparring with competitive training and bouts have a higher risk of injury. This clinical report describes important techniques and movement patterns in several types of martial arts and reviews frequently reported injuries encountered in each discipline, with focused discussions of higher risk activities. Some of these higher risk activities include blows to the head and choking or submission movements that may cause concussions or significant head injuries. The roles of rule changes, documented benefits of protective equipment, and changes in training recommendations in attempts to reduce injury are critically assessed. This information is intended to help pediatric health care providers counsel patients and families in encouraging safe participation in martial arts.
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U2 - 10.1542/peds.2016-3022
DO - 10.1542/peds.2016-3022
M3 - Article
C2 - 27940732
AN - SCOPUS:85008312430
SN - 0031-4005
VL - 138
JO - Pediatrics
JF - Pediatrics
IS - 6
M1 - e20163022
ER -