I have been in martial arts for 17 yrs and I do tournaments with sparring and would like to know if the band and/or port can "take a hit"? I would be willing to give up Martial Arts for a healthy body but...it would be hard.:phanvan

P.S. I might as well admit I do Cage Fighting somtimes also...I know Stupid Men and thier testosterone! lol

YIKES....I think if anyone came even close to hitting mine I might pass out. My son plays like he is going to ~oh if he ever does its lights out LOL j/k

I'm 13 months out and my port gets tender at times. I sure wouldn't want anyone hitting me there.

The port is really what you'd need to think about; the band is internal and I don't think there's much in the way of physical activity that could endanger it. But the port is right there under the skin, and a good hit or repeated impacts could, I'd think, do some harm to the tissue around it.

It's certainly something to discuss with your doctor.

My Doctors partner Dr. Ponce told us that he actually had a couple of guys that were in Karate and are going to stay in it they just are now wearing a protective pad around their somache when sparing I'm sure you've seen them.