ARP’s Letter of Support Regarding NYSAC’s Red Flag Policy
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:08:17+00:00Dear Colleagues in Ringside Medicine, I am reaching out concerning a four-part series by Thomas Hauser about the New York State Athletic Commission, recently published in The Ring. In part one, Mr. Hauser criticizes NYSAC's Red Flag Policy, calling it "a step in the right direction," but "not enough.” This assessment, in which Hauser gives the impression that unstable fighters are simply held at the venue for observation, is based on either a misrepresentation or a misunderstanding of the NYSAC policy. I am writing on behalf of the Association of Ringside Physicians to express our support for the NYSAC Red Flag Policy. [...]
NYSAC Medical Standards for Combat Sports Professionals
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:14:36+00:00NYSAC Medical Standards for Combat Sports Professionals: NYSAC Medical Standards for Combat Sports Professionals NYSAC Medical Standards for Combat Sports Professionals: NYSAC Medical Standards for Combat Sports Professionals
New York State Athletic Commission Red Flag Policy
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:17:04+00:00• Concern for traumatic brain injury (TBI) should be raised for every combatant who has had a tough fight in which multiple head shots were taken by the fighter or fighter suffered a knock down during the midst of the fight. • DOES NOT MATTER WHETHER THE FIGHTER WON OR LOST FIGHT (at times concern for TBI is raised for the fighter who won the fight). • Red flag is issued for a combatant for whom concern for traumatic brain injury/concussion is raised but who is NEUROLOGICALLY STABLE in the ring/ cage (during the fight) and in the immediate aftermath [...]
CBS New York Interviews Guillem Gonzalez-Lomas, MD
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:21:07+00:00Click here to view the story and interview. View Interview Click here to view the story and interview. View Interview
Letter to the Editor-in-Chief: In Response to: Use of Head Guards in AIBA Boxing Tournaments- A Cross-Sectional Observation Study
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:23:00+00:00Read Dr. Nitin Sethi's letter to the Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. View Letter Read Dr. Nitin Sethi's letter to the Editor-in-Chief of the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. View Letter
Fighter Handout on Dangers of Improper Weight Loss
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:31:02+00:00At the request of the CSAC, the ARP has developed a handout derived from our consensus statements and other materials, geared specifically for the combat arts athlete, available for use by any commission or jurisdiction. Download Article Dr. Nicholas Rizzo interview by Popular Science on Dangers of Improper Weight Loss. View Article At the request of the CSAC, the ARP has developed a handout derived from our consensus statements and other materials, geared specifically for the combat arts athlete, available for use by any commission or jurisdiction. Download Article Dr. Nicholas Rizzo [...]
ARP 2018 Consensus Statement: Concussion in Combat Sports
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:41:22+00:00Read the statement, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine View Statement Read the statement, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine View Statement
Dr. John Neidecker Interviewed by ESPN’s Stephania Bell
charlottemuzzi2020-01-06T04:46:41+00:00Dr. John Neidecker was interviewed by Stephania Bell on her ESPN podcast “Answering the Bell” on the topic "Concussion Management in Combat Sports." The interview was based on the recently published “Concussion Management in Combat Sports: Consensus Statement from the Association of Ringside Physicians” in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, July 2018. He discussed the challenge of managing concussion management in combat sports. “We need to be more stringent in our protocols and what we do compared to what a non-contact sport would do.…The intent of the sport is head contact…Concussion management in combat sports needs to be held to a [...]