In recent years public awareness of the potential long-term effects of concussions and mild traumatic brain injuries sustained in sport of football has increased. Players purposely use their head to direct the ball during play. There is a growing understanding of the link between blows to the ...
Most parents are aware of the connection between football concussions and long-term brain injury, but now a Marist Poll shows a third are less likely to let their kids play because of it. The poll shows 86% of adults have heard about gridiron brain injury risk and that for one out of f...
Head injuries have been a major problem for the highest level of football – that is the NFL… But the issue of actually bringing head injuries to the forefront and discussing the significant long term ramifications of them was not brought into focus until about five years ago… The NFL defin...
Contact sports athletes are frequently subjected to a multitude of head injuries throughout their athletic endeavours. Sport-related concussions have been increasingly recognised as a pressing public health concern, not only due to their acute impact but also, more importantly, due to mounting evidence...
Three-quarters of fans say head injuries in football are a major problem and another six in 10 are worried about off-field violence involving players. Despite that, football remains America's favorite professional sport, according to results of a UMass L
Head injuries to football players can permanently damage professional and amateur athletes. The National Football League has been levying fines and mandated new gear to prevent concussions, but they still occur. The NFL said this week it's teamed up with GE on a 4-year project, expected to ...
Researchers should continue to collect data on head injury in youth football, the investigators wrote, and contact during practice should be limited in order to reduce head injury impacts. “Further research is required to assess whether such a reduction in head impact expo...
The National Football Head and Neck Injury Registry has documented 1,129 injuries since 1971 that involved hospitalization for more than 72 hours, surgical intervention, fracture-dislocation, permanent paralysis, or death. Of this group ... Torg,Joseph,S. - 《Jama the Journal of the American Med...
Americans also think that aggressive tackles that can lead to head injuries should be restricted in youth football (79 percent for the general public; 84 percent for football fans and 72 percent for non-fans). A smaller majority also supports limiting aggressive tackles in pro football—about thr...
Middle school football players greatly reduce the chance of head injuries if they wear padded helmets and use safe tackling and blocking techniques, according to Rutgers researchers.