RAB Proposal Paragraph – Ethan Torres

My research question is – How can boxing be therapeutic?

This topic interests me because boxing is a sport I’am very passionate about, and a sport I practice nearly everyday  A lot of people have a bad perception about boxing, and how it may cause brain trauma and a lot of injuries. This is the bad side about boxing that some people focus on. Boxing has been proven to help kids with depression and save kids from going down a bad path in life. From a medical standpoint it is also used as physical therapy to help patients with Parkinson’s. I know this because boxing has saved me, and many others who I’ve boxed with. Some points I plan to explore is how boxing can release stress and build confidence. I also want to explore how boxing is used to treat patients with Parkinson’s, and why it is beneficial to there treatment.

https://www.hayabusafight.com/blogs/community/mental-and-physical-health-benefits-of-boxing#:~:text=Boxing%20is%20particularly%20effective%20as,distract%20us%20from%20psychological%20stressors

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/23/well/move/parkinsons-boxing-therapy.html#:~:text=“If%20you%20train%20for%20boxing,physically%20fight%20back%20against%20Parkinson%27s.”