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“the clinical management of concussive
brain injuries is challenging and needs
new technologies to assist in diagnosis
and rehabilitation.”*
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Association Between Playing American Football in the National Football League and Long-term Mortality
Atheendar S. Venkataramani, MD, PhD1,2; Maheer Gandhavadi, MD3,4; Anupam B. Jena, MD, PhD5,6,7 Abstract Importance Studies of the longevity of professional American football players have demonstrated lower mortality relative to the general population but they may...
Why does our balance get worse as we get older?
Explainer: why does our balance get worse as we grow older? from www.shutterstock.com Dawn Skelton, Glasgow Caledonian University All of us have taken a tumble at some point in our lives. But as we grow older, the risks associated with falling over become greater: we...
What Happens when you have a Concussion?
Concussion Legacy Foundation Why do some #concussions last longer than others? How does #CTE form in the brain? The Concussion Legacy Foundation @ConcussionLF worked on this video with the team at @TED_ED to help answer some of the biggest questions about concussions...
Symptoms from repeated intentional and unintentional head impact in soccer players
Symptoms from repeated intentional and unintentional head impact in soccer players Walter F. Stewart, PhD, MPH. Abstract Objective: To determine the rate and differential contribution of heading vs unintentional head impacts (e.g., head to head, goal post) to CNS...
Brain Expert Calls for Limit to Contact at Training
Some interesting discussion around brain injury in rugby union and the limiting of impact at training Access the BBC website
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Concussion in sport: conceptual and ethical issues
MJ McNamee, B Partridge… - Kinesiology …, 2015 - journals.humankinetics.com The issue of concussion in sport is a matter of global public interest that is currently under dispute by educational, legal, and medical professionals and scientists. In this article...
Concussion Ethics and Sports Medicine
Michael J. McNamee, BA, MA, MA, PhD'Correspondence information about the author BA, MA, MA, PhD Michael J. McNameeEmail the author BA, MA, MA, PhD Michael J. McNamee , Bradley Partridge, BSc, PhD , Lynley Anderson, MSc, PhD Download...
Concussion in Sports Medicine Ethics: Policy, Epistemic and Ethical Problems
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* *Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions. Source – Trinity College Dublin. Published, Science Daily, 9/9/2019.