Treating and Training the Combat Athlete

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Lesson Plan

With an increased awareness of competitive combat sports, gyms/dojos have an increased number of members, young and old joining. These are also sports which result in multiple orthopedic injuries.  One of the fastest immerging combat sports in the US is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or BJJ.  Today, BJJ is one of the fastest growing sports among youth and adults looking to get in shape and learn self-defense.  BJJ is a grappling sport that is entails take downs and a ground game that results in multiple submissions by joint manipulation (head to toe) or submission by chokes.  With the growth of this sport comes an increasingly complex athlete with a complex presentation that ends up walking into physician offices and clinics.  Understanding the basics of the sport not only builds confidence in the athlete but also allows clinicians to develop treatment protocols that allows the athlete to return to sport fully prepared and ready to return to this highly demanding sport.

Objectives:
1. Compare the difference between the variety of combat athletes – striking vs. grappling.
2. Review the terminology associated with grappling sport and the positions and techniques associated with them.
3. Describe the various submission positions and the common injuries associated with each position.
4. Recognize what limitations to expect of the common grappler.
5. Discuss some common weaknesses in grapplers that lead to injury.
6. Recall some exercises to help reduce the risk of injury and improve performance.

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Outline: 1:04:06

Overview of Combat Sport, terms, organizations – 8 min
Case Study – 5 min
Injuries in Combat from warm-up, training or combat – 30 min
Assessments – 10 min
Injury prevention – 11 min

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Course Instructor

Trent Nessler, DPT Trent Nessler, DPT

Trent Nessler, PT, MPT, DPT is owner of The Athlete Laband co-founder | developer of the ViMove+ AMI. A sports medicine physical therapist with 25 years’ experience, he has worked with professional athletes, first responders and military personnel his entire professional career. Dr. Nessler is an author, published researcher and internationally recognized expert in injury prevention. In partnership with DrosaVi, Dr. Nessler co-founded | developed the ViMove+ AMI.  This assessment leverages wearable sensor technology to capture 3D movement to capture 3500 data points with lab quality on how a subject moves. The ViMove+ AMI has been used in the NFL, NBA, NHL, US Military and in first responders to assess movement on >90,000 tactical and sport athletes in 5 countries. The mass data sets collected has created the largest database related to human movement and is being used in several national and prestigious research projects. Data, knowledge and programming from this system is being used to prevent injuries in sport and tactical athletes across the globe.  Dr. Nessler is a published researcher on injury prevention in peer reviewed journals and author of a 350 page textbook "How To Build A Badass Firefighter". Dr. Nessler has developed several nationally recognized injury prevention products and programs including ACL Play It Safe, Run Safe and ACL Safe and Strong. He is also a nationally recognized speaker presenting over at 30+ conferences and continuing medical education courses a year on the topic of injury prevention. Dr. Nessler is also an accomplished Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt, specializes in treating the combat athlete and has launched several research projects on BJJ injuries and training in law enforcement.

Treating and Training the Combat Athlete