Hygiene Tips

Wrestling headgear with ear guards, towel and spray bottle on a blue wrestling mat with mist in the air

How to Prevent Ringworm in Wrestling (Tinea Gla...

The short answer: ringworm in wrestling is a fungal skin infection that spreads by skin contact and from mats, headgear and towels. You lower the risk by showering straight after...

How to Prevent Ringworm in Wrestling (Tinea Gla...

The short answer: ringworm in wrestling is a fungal skin infection that spreads by skin contact and from mats, headgear and towels. You lower the risk by showering straight after...

Clean folded jiu jitsu gi with black belt, towel, soap bar and spray bottle on a changing-room bench

How to Prevent Staph Infection in BJJ and MMA (...

The short answer: you lower your risk of a staph infection in BJJ, MMA and wrestling with a handful of boring habits done every single session. Mat side hygiene, with...

How to Prevent Staph Infection in BJJ and MMA (...

The short answer: you lower your risk of a staph infection in BJJ, MMA and wrestling with a handful of boring habits done every single session. Mat side hygiene, with...

Training Safely in Contact Sports: The Standard...

There's no national standard for what a safe contact sports gym looks like. Rugby has pitchside medical requirements at the higher levels. Boxing has ringside medics at sanctioned events. Below...

Training Safely in Contact Sports: The Standard...

There's no national standard for what a safe contact sports gym looks like. Rugby has pitchside medical requirements at the higher levels. Boxing has ringside medics at sanctioned events. Below...

What Contact Sports Can Learn From Patient Safety

In 2000 the Department of Health published a report called An Organisation with a Memory. It asked a fairly blunt question about the NHS: why do the same avoidable harms...

What Contact Sports Can Learn From Patient Safety

In 2000 the Department of Health published a report called An Organisation with a Memory. It asked a fairly blunt question about the NHS: why do the same avoidable harms...

Tournament Day Hygiene: Staying Clean Between Matches

Tournament Day Hygiene: Staying Clean Between M...

Medically reviewed by Dr Asoka Wijayawickrama, MRCGP — Ringside Medic & Medical Consultant to CSH · Written by the CSH team Tournament venues have mats, barricades, a bullpen, and a...

Tournament Day Hygiene: Staying Clean Between M...

Medically reviewed by Dr Asoka Wijayawickrama, MRCGP — Ringside Medic & Medical Consultant to CSH · Written by the CSH team Tournament venues have mats, barricades, a bullpen, and a...

Treating Scrapes and Open Cuts on the Mat

Treating Scrapes and Open Cuts on the Mat

Medically reviewed by Dr Asoka Wijayawickrama, MRCGP — Ringside Medic & Medical Consultant to CSH · Written by the CSH team Someone shoots for a collar grip, an unclipped nail...

Treating Scrapes and Open Cuts on the Mat

Medically reviewed by Dr Asoka Wijayawickrama, MRCGP — Ringside Medic & Medical Consultant to CSH · Written by the CSH team Someone shoots for a collar grip, an unclipped nail...

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