Martial arts

Abstract

Foot and ankle injuries are among the most common injuries in Martial Arts and account for a major part of loss of sports. Two factors are of utmost importance in dealing with foot and ankle injuries in contact combat sports. Firstly, injury prevention should already inhibit such injuries. Here, proprioceptive training is essential. Secondly, referees need to strictly adhere to the rules in order to prevent those injuries. After such an injury, full muscle force and especially above-mentioned proprioceptive balance should be restored after multi-disciplinary discussion with the sports physician, the training staff and physiotherapists before returning to play.