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Inlalsingh on TTKF medical teamSunday, November 27 2011
The Trinidad and Tobago Karate Federation (TTKF) has inducted holistic expert, Shivana Inalsingh to the TTKF Medical Commission.
Inalsingh recently returned from the 90th World Boxing Association (WBA) Convention in Donetsk, Ukraine, which ran from November 6-12. She was invited on the team of International Training Officials where she made a presentation on “Improving Performance Skills for Ringside Officials”.
The seminar was also attended by judges from the US, Germany, Denmark, Ukraine, Russia, Canada and Panama. This was Inlalsingh’s third year as a presenter at the medical seminar and her first as an International Training Official.
The new TTKF member has also attracted a lot of enthusiasts in her research on the application of holistic therapies for the prevention of long term brain trauma in contact sport.
Recently, Inalsingh was approached by retired boxing champion, Donny Lalonde (who defeated Lesley Stewart). He has been in discussion with the other sanctioning bodies on introducing these preventative solutions to the sport.
Lalonde’s interest comes after a presentation she made on the “Application of Reflexology and Cranio-Sacral Therapy on Brain Trauma in Contact Sport”. This was done by Inalsingh three years ago at the same medical seminar of the WBA. This may be turn out to be an emerging area of interest in contact sport.
Published in the World Boxing Association Medical News http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/medical/REDUCING_LONG_TERM_BRAIN_TISSUE_TRAUMA_-.shtml
REDUCING LONG TERM BRAIN TISSUE TRAUMA :-(by Shivana Inalsingh - May 22, 2009 - 4:45:00 AM)
EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF CLINICAL REFLEXOLOGY AND CRANIO SACRAL THERAPY AS POST BOUT CARE FOR BOXERS
by Shivana Inalsingh, Clinical Integrative Reflexologist
A report done as part of the Brain Injury Program at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, New York, found that the degree of head injury suffered by a boxer is determined by his professional status reflective of increased exposure (i.e., duration of career, age of retirement, total number of bouts), poor performance, increased sparring, and apolipo protein (APOE) genotype all of which can contribute to Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.
The risk of head injury in boxing is high, and fortunately, developments in the field of medicine, research, recommendations and implementation of regulations by sanctioning bodies working together with government and sporting bodies are serving to reduce the risk of injury to the boxer.
International boxing sanctioning body, World Boxing Association (WBA) has the 3 Knock Down rule in effect for all sanctioned fights. In addition, there is the 6 week suspension of a boxer who has suffered a Knock Out so as to provide a safe net for recovery from a possible head injury, along with medical assessment and evaluations. Some ringside Physicians have also recommended that annual brain scans be done on active boxers as a good safety measure for the protection of boxer from aggravating an existing head injury as well as an effective means of monitoring tissue health and evaluating possible brain tissue deterioration. While the scans will be highly valuable, not until it becomes more affordable and accessible, will it be available across the board.
What safety considerations can be made for the boxer who is not knocked out and who appears normal outside of the neuropsychological tests? History has shown that it is possible that a boxer can sustain an undetected head injury and while there are a few scientific medical and psychological diagnostic systems available for identifying these, there is a need for further development for more conclusive medical assessments for identifying minute trauma. Read more...
http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/medical/REDUCING_LONG_TERM_BRAIN_TISSUE_TRAUMA_-.shtml
EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF CLINICAL REFLEXOLOGY AND CRANIO SACRAL THERAPY AS POST BOUT CARE FOR BOXERS
by Shivana Inalsingh, Clinical Integrative Reflexologist
A report done as part of the Brain Injury Program at the Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, New York, found that the degree of head injury suffered by a boxer is determined by his professional status reflective of increased exposure (i.e., duration of career, age of retirement, total number of bouts), poor performance, increased sparring, and apolipo protein (APOE) genotype all of which can contribute to Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury.
The risk of head injury in boxing is high, and fortunately, developments in the field of medicine, research, recommendations and implementation of regulations by sanctioning bodies working together with government and sporting bodies are serving to reduce the risk of injury to the boxer.
International boxing sanctioning body, World Boxing Association (WBA) has the 3 Knock Down rule in effect for all sanctioned fights. In addition, there is the 6 week suspension of a boxer who has suffered a Knock Out so as to provide a safe net for recovery from a possible head injury, along with medical assessment and evaluations. Some ringside Physicians have also recommended that annual brain scans be done on active boxers as a good safety measure for the protection of boxer from aggravating an existing head injury as well as an effective means of monitoring tissue health and evaluating possible brain tissue deterioration. While the scans will be highly valuable, not until it becomes more affordable and accessible, will it be available across the board.
What safety considerations can be made for the boxer who is not knocked out and who appears normal outside of the neuropsychological tests? History has shown that it is possible that a boxer can sustain an undetected head injury and while there are a few scientific medical and psychological diagnostic systems available for identifying these, there is a need for further development for more conclusive medical assessments for identifying minute trauma. Read more...
http://wbanews.com/artman/publish/medical/REDUCING_LONG_TERM_BRAIN_TISSUE_TRAUMA_-.shtml