Another Family Devastated by Football
Orange County Register, 4/28/18
“There’s no explaining it,” Courtney says now, but in the immediate fog of grief, she tried anyway, scouring the internet for stories of children lost to suicide. She was struck by a troubling trend: “In almost every story, somewhere, there was a concussion in that kid’s life.”
Orange County Register, 4/28/18
“There’s no explaining it,” Courtney says now, but in the immediate fog of grief, she tried anyway, scouring the internet for stories of children lost to suicide. She was struck by a troubling trend: “In almost every story, somewhere, there was a concussion in that kid’s life.”
Do Doctors Discuss Dangers Enough?
“In our study, 83 percent of physicians felt that concussion
put individuals at a greater risk of a motor vehicle crash
yet fewer than half, 49%, routinely counsel their patients about driving."
Dr. John Lucas IV
“In our study, 83 percent of physicians felt that concussion
put individuals at a greater risk of a motor vehicle crash
yet fewer than half, 49%, routinely counsel their patients about driving."
Dr. John Lucas IV
Heading Harms the Brain
Frontiers in Neurology. 4/24/18
"Higher levels of heading were associated with poorer performance
on cognitive tasks that emphasized psychomotor speed,
attention, and working memory."
Frontiers in Neurology. 4/24/18
"Higher levels of heading were associated with poorer performance
on cognitive tasks that emphasized psychomotor speed,
attention, and working memory."
Invisible Brain Injuries & The Ability To Learn
Inside Higher Ed. 4/17/18
“Athletes and veterans may not present overt symptoms
from more minor brain injuries,
but that damage can still interfere with their academics....
These students might have memory loss,
issues focusing in class
or vision problems
-- and might not even know it."
Inside Higher Ed. 4/17/18
“Athletes and veterans may not present overt symptoms
from more minor brain injuries,
but that damage can still interfere with their academics....
These students might have memory loss,
issues focusing in class
or vision problems
-- and might not even know it."
And What About the Cultural Consequences?
Denver Post 4/13/18
“Through a project that began five years ago, researchers have screened 4,100 people
in jail, on probation or assigned to drug courts in Denver and five other counties to find out
how many have traumatic brain injury — an impairment that could impact the likelihood
of their return to the criminal justice system. The results were stark: 54 percent
had a history of serious brain injury, compared with 8 percent of the general population."
Denver Post 4/13/18
“Through a project that began five years ago, researchers have screened 4,100 people
in jail, on probation or assigned to drug courts in Denver and five other counties to find out
how many have traumatic brain injury — an impairment that could impact the likelihood
of their return to the criminal justice system. The results were stark: 54 percent
had a history of serious brain injury, compared with 8 percent of the general population."
How the Brain Compensates for Damage
medicalxpress.com 4/11/18
"The brain continues to put up a fight even as neurodegenerative diseases like dementia
damage certain areas and functions. In fact, recent findings in a Baycrest-University of Arizona study suggest that one method the brain uses to counter these diseases is
the reassigning of tasks to different regions.
Previous studies have shown that this preservation tactic is used after brain damage,
such as traumatic brain injury or stroke, but this is one of the first studies
to demonstrate the phenomenon in a neurodegenerative disease."
"New research indicates
that some of the most dangerous
brain injuries today
don't come from hitting your head
on a hard surface.
In fact, sometimes
they come from
not hitting your head
on anything."
that some of the most dangerous
brain injuries today
don't come from hitting your head
on a hard surface.
In fact, sometimes
they come from
not hitting your head
on anything."
Former Players Preach
Safer Options
“Head injuries aren’t necessarily
just hits to the head,
but any hit to the body
that’s strong enough
to put the brain
in motion.
That’s what’s causing
the issues--
anything that physically
disrupts the brain.”
Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien
Opens Up About Brain Damage
Opens Up About Brain Damage
