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Is it worth it for a player to return from injury without being totally healthy (as is often done in playoffs with many having continuing health issues through summer and some into the fall).
300 athletes have agreed to annual testing and to donate their brains at death to continue the study, especially long term, of concussions. One thing they are looking for is signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE).
Including Keith Primeau.
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The athlete registry is the work of the university's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, a collaborative venture between BU Medical School and the Sports Legacy Institute that's addressing what it calls the “concussion crisis” in sports. The group has been at the forefront of research into head trauma in sports and received a $1-million gift from the NFL, which it has pushed for better treatment of concussions.
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Ideally, Nowinski said the centre would like to sign up 50 athletes from each sport. Most of the volunteers are men, but there are women in the registry including soccer player Cindy Parlow and swimmer Jenny Thompson.
Athletes who are enrolled in the registry take a medical history every year, perform cognitive tests and answer an array of questions, such as if they've been dealing with bouts of depression. It's a way to establish a medical baseline, helping researchers watch for signs of CTE, which can eventually lead to dementia.
“We have no idea how much head trauma is necessary to produce (CTE),” said Dr. Robert Cantu, a clinical professor of neurosurgery and co-founder of the institute. “We just know those who play sports and who have higher amounts of head trauma have a higher incident of it. ... This is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of studying this problem.”
Mayo Clinic to hold summit looking into hockey concussions, especially the impact on kids.
I think this is a great idea.
I can relate all to well with this, as I myself have had a couple of pretty good concussions from playing hockey.
hope they can find a way of improving equpiment to help better prevent the occurances of concussions.
maybe they can eventually find a way to better treat them after they have happened too.
I would love too see that as well.
I think this is a great idea.
I can relate all to well with this, as I myself have had a couple of pretty good concussions from playing hockey.
hope they can find a way of improving equpiment to help better prevent the occurances of concussions.
maybe they can eventually find a way to better treat them after they have happened too.
I would love too see that as well.
If they even wear them properly. Players don't even wear visors and some that do tip the helmets so far back, what's the point? Same with helmets.
Then they should also have an league doctor not answerable to the team do the evaluation. Also, allow player to be called up at that time and not have salary count against cap if at same or lower salary.
With all of the info available we still are hearing from the people who think it's OKAY to blast a guy in the head. Do we need a death on the ice to get the point across?
Last edited by CC Chiefs*: 10-24-2010 at 04:37 PM.
Roenick talks about the 13 (or more) concussions and efforts in the NHL and NFL for concussions protection. (Leagues may have to protect players from themselves as they have a "warrior" mentality and refuse to let a "little" thing keep them from playing.)
DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players Association, issued a statement regarding the crackdown on Saturday which focused on the league's position on health care if there is a lockout next season, worker's compensation and disabled veterans.
"The issue of player safety is bigger than just hits on Sunday," Smith said in the statement. "Players understand the difference between aggressive, split-second actions and dangerous play. ...
"While there are a range of punishments available as part of the on-field discipline system, the NFLPA will ensure the NFL strictly adhere to the existing rules and disciplinary process. We will also enforce the return to play guidelines and safety protocols and practices that occur out of the public eye.
"Our mission is to remain aggressive on player safety both on and off the field."
The obvious question is why are flimsey little half helmets allowed in a contact sport with speeds reaching over thirty miles an hour?
The "Messier" helmet, lauded as a major innovation seems best suited to covering baldness. Don't think so? I propose a test; put on the latest, greatest hockey helmet and I will attack you with a bat.
If you think I am being facetious, I am not. The impacts absorbed by players easily reaches the levels of an attack with a bat.
The NFL has approached the same problem seriously and adopted real rules regaurding the helmet. Newer helmet designs result in less injuries. Until the NHL approaches the problem seriously there won't be any improvement in safety.
Real helmets cover the entire head and dissapate energy. They are heavy. They are hot. They save lives.
Athletes of all ages who are suspected of suffering a concussion should be evaluated by a specialist before they return to sports, a major doctors group said Monday in the latest sign of concern over potential lasting damage from head injuries.
The statement by the American Academy of Neurology follows rules already adopted in college sports and pro football aimed at preventing and better treating blows to the head in competition. Research involving NFL players has suggested repeated concussions may have long-term consequences, such as dementia and Alzheimer's disease.
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The neurology academy is the most authoritative medical group when it comes to concussions. And its new advice sweeps across all ages and types of athletes. The academy also calls for a certified athletic trainer at every sports event and even practices where there is risk of concussion, something that would be a dramatic change in youth sports.
Having a certified trainer might help, but will definitely provide more jobs/volunteer opportunities. (And add to the bottom line, negatively, for many non-pro sports.)
I'm a nurse practitioner and do alot of school/sports physicals. I have started including information on concussions in my little lecture about healthy habits and injury treatment.
If people put half the effort into designing equipment to prevent concussions as they do trying to show that more and more athletes suffer them.....we'd be much better off.
I saw on Hockey Night in Canada a helmet design that used small cylinders of padding instead of flat padding in helmets. They cushioned the blow more and did not lose their form like normal padding does.
That's the first and last time I heard of any idea to modify the equipment to limit the number of concussions. Instead there are just more and more studies done to try to show how many concussions are suffered.
Great....we're able to identify that a player has suffered a concussion after a slight bump against the glass. What are we doing to prevent those minor concussions?
Here....let's talk about this and try to figure out why it gets about .1% of the attention that studies showing how many hockey players suffer concussions seem to get.
Typical media...and really...typical society. Focusing more on the problem instead of a solution to the problem.
I get it...hockey players suffer concussions. That's not news to me. If 20 players in the OHL suffer 50 of them or 250 players suffer 900 of them....don't care. Figure out a way to reduce the number.
