March

"I Will Prevent Disease
Whenever I Can,
For Prevention
Is Preferable
To Cure."

Letter: NFHS misleads on issue of football, concussions | The Berkshire Eagle | Pittsfield Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic https://t.co/f1t9oEYjxB pic.twitter.com/MKsUC5FYNb
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 8, 2019

Letter: NFHS misleads on issue of football, concussions | The Berkshire Eagle | Pittsfield Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Traffic https://t.co/qY5vlx0hXf pic.twitter.com/FCnfZIT4EM
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 8, 2019

Some of the most iconic football players and coaches agree that children don't need to play tackle football. #FlagFootballu14 https://t.co/Ypd01fQpi2 pic.twitter.com/H7Fj1vCLSh
— Concussion Legacy Foundation (@ConcussionLF) December 4, 2018

Head impact exposure in football is higher than any other sport,.
Football injures the brains of virtually all active amateur players, youth through, college every season, without a concussion diagnosis.
41 studieshttps://t.co/DnbGJQ4vyc
— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) February 8, 2019

PREVENTION
MUST BECOME
A PRIORITY

Brain condition CTE seen in H.S. football players: study https://t.co/ZA7pYhh8nJ via @medical_xpress #CTE #TBI
— NFLCSFacts (@NFLObjectors) February 21, 2019

The physics of a football tackle or a block almost always result in trauma to the brain. It’s undeniable. If I knew then what I know now I would never let my son play football. Intelligent people who played the game over an extended period and often at a high level know this.
— Mark Roopenian (@Roopy9989) February 17, 2019

"B/c there are over 3 million football players in the US every year, that’s one reason this is a public health issue," @bachyns explains why head trauma in football is a public health issue & safety interests should come before entertainment https://t.co/MBewmawKw5 @nyulangone
— Population Health (@pophealthNYC) February 8, 2019

INCENTIVIZED VIOLENCE

Prince William blasts football clubs for treating young players as "assets" not peoplehttps://t.co/7eD7a3gRnT
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 28, 2019

New study in the Journal of Athletic Training finds concussion/brain injury is now the No. 1 injury diagnosis in practices and games in U.S. high school hockey.https://t.co/U3lGAhKl6X
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) February 6, 2019

AN ARRAY OF RISKS

Anything’s possible I suppose.
Important to remember repeated head trauma has been linked to many life altering conditions in addition to CTE, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, dementia, stokes, etc.
— Rick Westhead (@rwesthead) February 21, 2019

"I will prevent disease whenever I can, for prevention is preferable to cure."

?
AND ALS?

Can a nerve #injury trigger #ALS? https://t.co/q19Abl4hO1
— Medical Xpress (@medical_xpress) February 20, 2019

Can a nerve injury trigger ALS? https://t.co/h9qnc9XBfM pic.twitter.com/Lyajwo3zRK
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 20, 2019

#MyTurn follows #Michican #NHL ice hockey player Scott Matzka's journey with #ALS #MND.

Scott died on 16 December 2018 at the age of 40.

It is NOT rare! The reason so few are living with this horror is because so many are dying!#RareDC2019 @cardiffdevils @CarBombBoom13 https://t.co/pa0UshBNMw
— Jayne Halhead (@Jaynes__World) February 26, 2019

Can a nerve injury trigger ALS? https://t.co/F90ADow7dw pic.twitter.com/hG1r77SoIz
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 20, 2019

Yes, media reports need recognize what we don’t yet know. Most I have read have done that.

More relevant here: “Do no harm” principle applies to treating people, not media treatment of science. Best to way to do that is to encourage less banging of brains, as science evolves.
— Tom Farrey (@TomFarrey) February 17, 2019

WILL THERE BE JUSTICE FOR BRAEDEN?

Powerful report by Kansas public radio on the death of football player Braeden Bradforth at Garden City Community College: https://t.co/c8GWUjpfCf. Direct link to Sam Zeff/KCUR 8-minute audio: https://t.co/Kvz3fnFoIw
— Irvin Muchnick (@irvmuch) February 18, 2019

Mom of Braeden Bradforth, NJ football player who died, wants answers https://t.co/Qux9SBvILU pic.twitter.com/MVe1WeZVUU
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 20, 2019

“No one has reached out to me to say 'We’re sorry' or anything. It’s just like my son just died and that was it. Nobody looked back or cared, except us here. And it wasn’t just me losing Braeden, my whole community lost my son." Story by @steveedelsonapp https://t.co/YoJxTDdrsT
— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) February 20, 2019

"Not only does Braeden and his family deserve justice, but every athlete attending Garden City Community College deserves to know that the school’s leadership will put the health and safety of its students before all else.” Story by @JaredRyanPorter https://t.co/bYfOxAguY1
— Dr Kathleen Bachynski (@bachyns) February 22, 2019

FIXING THE SYSTEM

After Jordan McNair's death, Maryland lawmakers seek overhaul of university system's Board of Regents - Baltimore Sun https://t.co/scNpT2go2c pic.twitter.com/Y4LGJBGYqk
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 20, 2019

After Jordan McNair's death, Maryland lawmakers seek overhaul of university system's Board of Regents https://t.co/kP8CKGOK5Q
— Concerned Mom (@ConcernedMom9) February 20, 2019

EXPERIENTIAL BLINDNESS

“A number of international human-rights organizations including the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights have stated that physical punishment of any kind is a violation of children's human rights.”

Medical science has proven beyond a doubt that it is prudent to reduce head impacts across the lifespan.
Reason says that one of the best ways to do this is to pull your kiddies out of brain-bashing sports.
— Kent Johnson (@37919KJ) February 20, 2019

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