Fencing response
Fencing Response
The Fencing Response is a peculiar position of the arms following a concussion. Immediately after moderate forces have been applied to the brainstem, the forearms are held flexed or extended (typically into the air) for a period lasting up to several seconds after the impact.
Pronunciation
Fen-sing Re-sponse
Etymology
The term "Fencing Response" is derived from the position of the arms resembling the en garde position in the sport of fencing.
Description
The Fencing Response is often observed during athletic competition involving contact, such as American football, rugby, boxing, and martial arts. It is used as an overt indicator of injury force magnitude and midbrain localization to aid in injury identification and classification for events including, but not limited to, on-field and ringside assessments.
Related Terms
- Concussion: A type of traumatic brain injury caused by a blow to the head or body, a fall, or another injury that jars or shakes the brain inside the skull.
- Brainstem: The part of the brain that connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord. It controls many functions of the body.
- En Garde: A position in fencing where the fencer is prepared for an attack.
- American Football: A sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end.
- Rugby: A team sport that originated in England in the first half of the 19th century.
- Boxing: A combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring.
- Martial Arts: Various sports or skills, mainly of Japanese origin, that originated as forms of self-defense or attack, such as judo, karate, and kendo.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Fencing response
- Wikipedia's article - Fencing response
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