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

Authors

  • 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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Published

2022-06-30

Issue

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

Section

Original Article

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