Interview with Dr. John Neidecker: “Combat Sports Should Be Held To A Higher Standard”

By: Sean Crose
“I’m a primary care sports medicine doctor,” John Neidecker tells me. Dr. Neidecker, an engaging individual, is the man behind a major Consensus Statement from the Association of Ringside Physicians., a Consensus which has recently been published by the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The subject? “Concussion management in combat sports.” Neidecker, it should be noted, is a huge fan of combat sports himself. A veteran ringside physician, he&rsquo