this week the Nevada State Athletic Commission issued pro MMA Jessica Rakoczy fighter fined and suspension - and also nullified their recent victory - for failing a test post-fight drug.Their crime? take a painkiller for back pain and not alert officials.
In his latest installment of "Ask the doc fighting" MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin explains why committees should take a tough stance against all prohibited, even in cases such as the Rakoczy substances that hunting was not trying cheat.
Doc: How do you think Jessica Rakoczy should have been suspended by the NSAC to take a Percocet for back pain?How is a performance-enhancing drug?-anonymous
It is a little surprising how many times I have received some variation of this issue, although usually involves the use of marijuana. This is a great question and the answer is more complex than it may appear at their nominal value.
Let me remind you: substances that some may consider (PED) performance-enhancing drugs are a single category included in the official list of prohibited substances.Anabolic steroids get all advertising but are in fact only one aspect of the spectrum rehearsal.
Many substances listed not by its potential for improved performance, but for the safety of the participantes.Muchos fans are lost in the debate on Narcotic analgesics are PED or not.The more relevant question is: is it safe to compete in a combat sport that substance in the system?
Some say that training and sparring fighters hurting and that they should be allowed something (i.e. pain meds) compete with all his sayings. Others argue painkillers to allow fighters absorb and tolerate punishment rather than otherwise would have, and therefore provides an unfair advantage.
In many discussions, something probably truth in both arguments.But let's take a look at this from a different perspective.
Like any busy ER medical or related trauma surgeon will attest, it is difficult to assess correctly, rapidly and accurately in a patient trauma that appears on your door with drugs, including alcohol, to Board. What is the patient does not respond or mental altered by trauma - or due to drugs? what or both?
As an FYI, common side effects of Narcotic analgesics include drowsiness, cognition decline (ability to think clearly and adequately answer), decreased reflexes, poor balance, and nausea. These who all happen to be characteristic of head/brain trauma injury.
Fortunately, trauma properly equipped installations, we have the latest equipment diagnosis (images of MRI, CT scan, digital x-ray, etc.), reliable evidence and the help of a highly specialized team, duly capacitado.En ring or cage, the physician has virtually no different from their training and years of experience help.Don't forget;all this takes place in front of thousands of screaming fans and, possibly, a television, audience as well.
I will suggest that this is the wrong time to ring doctor trying to determine if the changes that he or she is viewing behavior and performance of combatants are related to possible injury of head/brain trauma or if you simply took an analgesic for a bad backup.
What (doctors interested/involved and State Athletic commissions) we protect an athlete who can enter the ring injured by an analgesic (that we know nothing about), and how quickly, accuracy and correctly evaluate that person when he or she obtain lengthwise or pummeled by effective ground and pound?
It should the game in question fined and suspended? Max reading.
It should there be exceptions to the rules on prohibited substances? Nop.
You must change the list of prohibited substances? today, not for me to decide.
Dr. Johnny Benjamin is medical MMAjunkie.com and consultant and specialist in combat sports columnist notable.También is a member of the Subcommittee Affairs doctors Association of boxing commissions MMA.Dr.Benjamin writes a column "Ask the Doc" every two weeks for MMAjunkie.com.Para submit a question for a future column, you an email to [AT] mmajunkie.com askthedoc or share your questions and thoughts in comments to continuation. section you can find Dr. Benjamin www.drjohnnybenjamin.com online and you can read his other articles related to sport in blog.drjohnnybenjamin.com.
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