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Sports medicine physician says kids shouldn’t play football...

Aug 21, 2013 by

Dr. Pietro Tonino of Loyal University Medical Center is advising parents not to let their kids play high school. He says it’s just not worth the risks – especially long-term consequences of injuries sustained even during youth. Compared to...

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New method to measure cumulative effect of head hits in football...

Aug 18, 2013 by

There’s a new metric called RWE (Risk Weighted Cumulative Exposure) that can determine a football player’s concussion risk. RWE measures the frequency and magnitude of all impacts. A recent study of high school football players found that impact frequency...

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Half of H.S. football players wouldn’t report concussion...

May 7, 2013 by

Of the 120 players who were surveyed, 70% were found to have been educated about concussions and most could identify the signs and symptoms. And even though only half would always or sometimes report their concussion symptoms to their...

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Neurologist comments on NFL player’s dementia

Jan 28, 2013 by

Another NFL player is dealing with dementia. Tom Dempsey, former kicker for the New Orleans Saints, the Eagles, the Rams, the Oilers and the Bills, is a rarity nowadays in terms of giving and taking hard hits. His neurologist...

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Study shows CTE in pro, college and high school athletes

Dec 5, 2012 by

A study from the Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy shows CTE in 68 cases. Of the 68, 34 were former pro football players, nine only played football in college, and six only played football in...

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