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Is it possible to practice martial arts with a left ventricular shunt?

Monday, February 9th, 2009
High On Life asked:


I have a left ventricular shunt due to hydrocephalus, and I’ve always wanted to learn martial arts (karate, judo, tae kwon do, I love them all), but my parents were always scared to death that I would injure myself or die. Is it safe to practice weaponless martial arts with this kind of shunt?

Betty