Women Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners showed a higher incidence of concussion: an epidemiological analysis

Gustavo Nascimento  de Carvalho; Rafael da Silva  Rego; Ana Chagas; Diana de Oliveira  Schreiner; Felipe Guimarães  Teixeira; Naiara Ribeiro  Antonietto; Diego Ignacio Valenzuela  Pérez; Ciro José Brito; Bianca Miarka

doi:10.6063/motricidade.25225

Women Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners showed a higher incidence of concussion: an epidemiological analysis

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Gustavo Nascimento de Carvalho Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro
Rafael da Silva Rego Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1732-8032
Ana Chagas Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro
Diana de Oliveira Schreiner Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5217-0074
Felipe Guimarães Teixeira Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2470-6898
Naiara Ribeiro Antonietto Federal University of Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9454-7768
Diego Ignacio Valenzuela Pérez Magister en Ciencias la Actividad Física y Deportes Aplicadas al Entrenamiento Rehabilitación y Reintegro Deportivo, Universidad Santo Tomás – Santiago https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9884-1187
Ciro José Brito Federal University of Juiz de Fora https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9678-1977
Bianca Miarka Escola de Educação Física e Esportes, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – Rio de Janeiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7513-7605

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.25225

Keywords:

martial arts, epidemiology, injury, concussion, sport

Abstract

Knowledge about the prevalence of concussion in combat sports is important information to keep athletes' and practitioners' physical integrity in different modalities such as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). Therefore, this study aimed to compare concussions incidence in BJJ between men and women practitioners. A randomized sample of 779 (689 men and 90 women) BJJ practitioners (age: 32.4± 9.8 years, training-time: 57.3± 54.4 months, training frequency: 3.4± 1.3 times/week). The injury analysis was done using a questionnaire with demographic data and a survey about concussions. The main results showed that women had a significantly higher frequency of concussions in training than men [38 (41%) women vs 147 men (20,5%); p≤ 0.001]. Furthermore, women had a significantly higher frequency of loss of consciousness than men [13 (8.8%) men vs 4 (11%) women; p= 0.009], among the symptoms resulting from a concussion, headache, dizziness, and loss of balance, represented the most common symptoms in those affected by concussion, regardless of gender. The results of this study may be helpful to athletes, coaches, and federations to prevent this type of injury, mainly in women.

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2022-06-30

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de Carvalho, G. N. ., Rego, R. da S. ., Chagas, A., Schreiner, D. de O., Teixeira, F. G. ., Antonietto, N. R. ., … Miarka, B. (2022). Women Brazilian Jiu-jitsu practitioners showed a higher incidence of concussion: an epidemiological analysis. Motricidade, 18(2), 151–155. https://doi.org/10.6063/motricidade.25225

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2022): III SINAL - International Symposium on Physical Activity and Combat Sports

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