Rogan defends himself against doctor’s criticisms for on air statements
Seems like a nit picky article aimed at getting some attention. Good to see it backfired. I’ll address a few…
Seems like a nit picky article aimed at getting some attention.
Good to see it backfired.
I’ll address a few points really quickly.
“Dr. Rogan stated after the highlight-reel knockout of Yves Edwards at the formidable hands of Sam Stout that keeping one’s eyes open while “asleep” after a KO was a bad sign. Incorrect.
A “bad sign” was when Edwards’ body became rigid/stiff and his legs began to shake uncontrollably (convulse). The observation of his eyes being open is visually compelling for the television audience, though it’s immaterial from a medical viewpoint. An athlete experiencing a seizure after suffering a concussion is a medical matter that requires prompt and proper attention and appropriate follow-up.”
Incorrect? Really? It means he’s completely out cold rather than just knocked down and hurt. That most certainly IS a bad sign. It’s ALSO a bad sign to see him stiff and shaking.
For a doctor to correct that seems extremely silly.
“The comment was made that repeated inside-leg/thigh kicks (Donald Cerrone’s leg/thigh attack of Vagner Rocha serves as a perfect illustration) cause a great deal of pain/damage because of impact to the femoral artery.”
Oooh so close. But nevertheless, incorrect.
The correct answer is femoral nerve. Actually the femoral nerve – not artery – lies more directly in the path of such a blow and carries the pain and motor signals to a large portion of the leg/thigh. Too bad there’s no such thing as partial credit in medicine.”
Again, pretty fucking nit picky. The femoral artery and nerve are right next to each other, and when you take a muay thai class, they tell you to target that area. The pain indeed does come from the nerve, but if you think there’s nothing damaging about slamming your shin bone at 60 miles an hour into one of the biggest arteries in the human body maybe you shouldn’t be practicing medicine.
“During the main event, Shane Carwin was forced to breathe through his gaping mouth due to the blood and trauma to his nose. Rogan then commented that breathing with his mouth open during a fight is potentially dangerous because it would make Carwin more susceptible to getting hit (or have difficulty avoiding a strike).”
Not exactly.
I don’t believe that’s what I said. What I believe I said, and what I always say when someone has a broken nose is that he’s forced to breathe out of his mouth with his mouth wide open and that makes him more susceptible to getting knocked out, which is correct.
However, having your mouth wide open DOES make him more susceptible to getting hit, by the way, because it forces him to keep his head up to breath out of his mouth which is improper technique. So, again, he’s being a nit picky douche.
Anyway, in closing I would like to thank the good doctor for all the kind words about my commentary, but I think this article was nothing more than a cry for attention, which I have happily obliged.
Also, Doctor, if you really wrote this article below you’re a goof and no one should take anything you say seriously again.
http://blog.drjohnnybenjamin.com/2011/02/06/is-race-the.aspx