MMA Guidance from a Black Belt Physician

<p>Hartford HealthCare’s Steve Coates talks to <a href='https://hartfordhealthcare.org/find-a-doctor/physician-detail?id=0035b00002Uclr0AAB'>Dr. Bharat Narapareddy</a>, a neuropsychiatrist at the <a href='https://instituteofliving.org/'>Institute of Living</a>, part of the <a href='https://hartfordhealthcare.org/services/behavioral-mental-health'>Hartford HealthCare Behavioral Health Network</a>. He’s also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. </p><p>Dr. Narapareddy is part of a collaborative research team who recently published a <a href='https://healthnewshub.org/this-black-belt-neuropsychiatrist-part-of-team-studying-mma-boxing-weight-class-affect-on-brain-trauma/'>study on brain changes in professional fighters based on weight class</a>. He helps us better understand the effect repeated blows to the head have on brain structure and function over time.</p>