Category Archives: Sports Injuries

The Problem with Multiple Concussions – Diagnosing CTE

Boston University School of Medicine is heading up 50 medical researchers in a massive 7 year study into the brain disease CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, the brain dysfuction made famous in the movie Concussion.  Typically, CTE can only be … Continue reading

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Study Shows that Brains of College Athletes with Prior Concussions Show Long Term Changes

A new study just out shows that University athletes with a history of concussions had deleterious changes in size, blood flow, and connections in their brains months, and even years, after the injury. The study used advanced MRI to examine … Continue reading

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Kids Under 15 years of age should be playing Flag Football

Kudos to the NFL on their commercial during this past weekend’s playoffs promoting Flag Football for youngsters. This is a much more brain-healthy alternative than tackle football for our future generation! Of course, the new movie just out, “Concussion” might … Continue reading

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Study Shows Smaller Brain Volume in College Football Players

Ample research has shown that multiple concussions have wrecked havoc on the brains of retired NFL players.  The question that has yet to be answered is when did the brain damage start, since most NFL players started playing football at … Continue reading

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Concussions in Youth Football, Girl’s Soccer

Great segment on last night’s (Thursday) NBC News about concussions in youth sports. We know that multiple concussions are especially dangerous, even more so when they occur in young brains. Lead researchers are now saying that tackle football should not … Continue reading

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