Hi, guys. Welcome to another episode of the FAKTR podcast. I'm your host, Jessica Riddle. Welcome, and thank you for listening. Today, we kick off a new 2 part training on the common conditions and rehab techniques for the mixed martial artist with doctor Nate Stegewitz. Mixed martial arts has experienced a huge popularity spike over the past decade. And with that comes more opportunities for rehab based professionals to enhance and prolong the careers of these special athletes. And in the world of mixed martial arts or MMA as it's commonly referred to, injuries are as inevitable as they are complex.

Understanding the various forces and mechanisms involved with combat sport and knowing the proper methods for evaluation and screening will help ensure that your patient is well equipped to perform at their best on and off the mat. And who better to tackle this topic, no pun intended, than doctor Nate Stegwith. Doctor Stegwith's passion for MMA was ignited prior to completing his chiropractic degree during his military service where he trained in the modern army combatives program. After enduring a severe lower back injury, doctor Stegwas found that conservative care and grappling were pivotal in stabilizing his condition and improving the quality of his everyday life. Today, doctor Nate actively practices Brazilian jujitsu, striking, and judo 3 to 4 days a week. This hands on involvement in MMA allows him to deeply understand the unique needs of his patients and effectively translate those needs into his treat. In part 1 of this 2 episode series, doctor Nate will provide us with an overview of common submission and takedown techniques in the world of MMA. He also discusses the injuries that can occur in these scenarios.

We'll talk more about fighter evaluation and rehab strategies, ways to manage pain and inflammation, as well as some strategies for restoring range of motion post injury and how to develop a training and recovery plan that is both sports specific and tailored to the individual athlete. It is a jam packed episode today, so be sure to take notes. Let's get started.

Alright. Thank you, Jess, for having me. I'm doctor Nate. I practice here at Apex Performance down in Orlando. And since I have started my career down here about 4 years ago, one of the biggest group of patients that I've seen is with miss martial artist. And we'll go through it and see how I can use the FAKTR protocols and everything else with Chiro, whether you're a chiropractor, a physical therapist, or just wanna learn a little bit more. Hopefully, you'll get some good information out of this one. So we'll start off.

Disclaimer, everything is for educational purposes, only practice within your state scope and research. And when in doubt, refer out as needed. We'll start. Here's my bio. CCS BPS, mixed martial arts conditioning specialists, and FAKTR protocols. I like to blend a little bit of everything into what I see and the people that come in, and we've noticed some pretty good results with everything alongside that as in addition to practicing myself. And I've also had been given the experience to be ringside medical provider for several Brazilian jiu jitsu tournaments, MMA, Taekwondo. I've seen a lot of injuries, some interesting ones, some pretty intense stuff.

And the more I'm around it, the better I understand it, and I feel like the better care I can provide to my patients and everybody else that comes in. And I made this presentation. Basically, I wanna just introduce some of the different disciplines that people might not be totally aware of. Maybe just wanna, like, a little bit more clarity how the different attacks that people utilize can result in some of these injuries that might come through your door and how we introduce the types of rehabilitation protocols and everything else to provide the best care possible. Here's some vocabulary that we'll kinda go through if anybody is not familiar with it. I'll give you a chance to write all this down. It's off of the basic ones. The fighter is the athlete or combatant that we'll be talking about.