Epidemiology of Sports Related Concussion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a rapidly growing grappling sport with a wide spectrum of participants. This cross-sectional study examined the lifetime prevalence of concussion in adult BJJ practitioners in the United States using a 17-item survey. A total of 778 (11.4% female) BJJ practitioners with a median age of 31 years completed the survey. Overall, the lifetime prevalence of the self-reported BJJ-related concussion was 25.2%. However, the prevalence was higher among females than males (43.0% versus 22.9%; X2(1,740) = 15.129; p < 0.001). Factors independently associated with significantly increased odds of having sustained a BJJ-related concussion included a prior history of concussion (OR 1.76, 95% CI 1.14–2.74; p = 0.011) and female gender (OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.04–3.65; p = 0.037). The median return to sports time was three days, with 30.3% of participants returning on the same day as being concussed. The present study represents the first epidemiological research examining the concussions in BJJ. The results underscore the need for increased education on concussions and return to sports guidelines among BJJ coaches and practitioners.

Epidemiology and Incidence of Pediatric Concussions in General Aspects of Life

“…The diagnosis of concussion is on the rise, and the exact epidemiology is still not completely understood. Many studies report that females have a greater incidence of sports-related concussion compared to males in organized sports [10,11,12,13]. This purpose of this study is to examine the mechanism of pediatric concussion as a function of gender during a four-year span for all participants who sought treatment for concussion at Saint Peter’s Sports Medicine Institute in Somerset, New Jersey.…”

Back Pain and Body Posture of Non-Professional Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes

“…The development of the sports discipline of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and its increasing popularity was followed by an increasing number of publications on the physical and physiological pro le of BJJ athletes [1], on the biomechanics aspects of the athletes [2], on the technical and tactical analyses [3,4], and on the incidence of injuries [5][6][7][8]. Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) is a type of martial art and as such it requires certain physical and physiological qualities, such as mesomorphic somatotype, aerobic and anaerobic power, muscle power and endurance and exibility [1,2].…”

“…Depending on the study, as many as 25.5% [5] to 85.7% [9] athletes reported having had an injury. The most common were orthopaedic injuries -78% [7].…”

“…Most papers available from the literature on BJJ discuss professional athletes [5,6]. In the literature only two papers were available, which focused on the athletes who did BJJ both non-professionally and/ or recreationally [12,19].…”

Caracterização da sonolência e qualidade do sono em gêmeos faixas pretas de jiu-jitsu

“…O Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) é um esporte de combate popular organizado por categorias de peso e cores de faixa (ANDREATO et al, 2017). Embora esse esporte seja predominantemente aeróbico (ANDREATO et al, 2013), para um bom desempenho esportivo, é necessário que os atletas tenham elevados níveis de força e potência (SPANO et al, 2019). No entanto, evidencias tem mostrado que a privação ou má qualidade do sono pode influenciar negativamente o desempenho no esporte (THUN et al, 2015), principalmente modalidades que exijam da força muscular (KNOWLES et al, 2018).…”