mat burn
Wrestler's skin abrasion
Mat burn is a friction injury to the skin caused by sliding or rubbing against a wrestling mat, gymnasium floor, or similar rough surface.
Common in wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and other ground-based sports, it typically appears as a raw, reddened abrasion: He came home from practice with mat burn on both knees.
Also called mat rash or rug burn when caused by carpet.
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- wrestlingCombat sport requiring holds
- martial artsCodified fighting systems
- carpetThick floor textile
- skinBody's outer layer
skin abrasion · abrasion · redness · red mark · rug · scrape · floor · grappling · rash · raw · raw skin · chafe · sliding · gym · tatami · judo · practice · knees
- injuriesbruise, fracture, sprain, fractures, concussion
- combat sports medicinecauliflower ear, injury prevention, concussions, sprains, strains
- skin woundsabrasion, scrape, graze, scratch, skinned knee
mat burnbruise
Discolored tissue injury
contusion · frostbite · puncture wound · laceration · thermal burn
mat burnbone fracture
Cracked or broken skeleton
internal bleeding · muscle tear · sprain · concussion · broken bone
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