Concussion: An Especially Relevant problem in the NFL in 2019
What causes concussion? Concussions are caused by head trauma, often a blow to the head in which the brain hits the opposite side of the interior of the skull. ...
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The Impact of Concussion
Concussion is starting to be such a prevalent topic in our society. It seems as though we should be able to create better helmets and more pads to protect peopl...
Use Your Head Wisely: Sports and Concussions
With the news of Aaron Hernandez’s post-mortem brain autopsy being recently released, the sports community and general public are starting to wonder if the hard...
A New NFL: Why Football Needs to Change
Anyone who’s a sports fan (or anyone who’s in touch with the news, for that matter) has heard of the current concussion issue in today’s sport...
Concussions… a question of toughness?
At a recent family gathering over Thanksgiving, my family was watching the traditional NFL football games when they announced the death of Frank Gifford, a form...
Players Choice? or The Leagues?
Concussions have started to be brought forward after the discovery of many ex-NFL players developing and ultimately dying with chronic traumatic encephalophy (C...
Knock Knock Who's There? Concussion!
If you wondered what many Americans were doing Sunday afternoon, I could give you an answer. They were watching football. Baseball claims that its America’...
CTE to ALS, a Deadly Path
ALS, the current neurological disease du jour, has been thrust into the minds of Americans via the now-infamous “Ice Bucket Challenge”. While the cause of this ...
What a Hit! The True Story About Concussions
Concussions are possibly one of the most common injuries for contact sports like football, boxing, hockey, etc. Players get hit in the head all the time and inj...