Tag: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Concussions and Bullying: This Is the NFL Today
It would not be inaccurate to suggest that the National Football league has had finer weeks. The NFL should be in crisis mode and...
Favre’s Memory Loss a Sad, Familiar Tale of Former NFL Players
One of the bigger stories this week was that the St. Louis Rams may or may not have inquired about the status of retired...
Disease Caused by Repeat Brain Trauma in Athletes May Affect Memory, Mood, Behavior
New research suggests that chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease associated with repeat brain trauma including concussions in athletes, may affect people in...
Sport Concussion: Going from Bad to Worse
Once looked upon as an underestimated and often ignored injury, sport-related concussion has taken sports media by storm. Reports of athletes suffering from long-term...
‘Head Games’ Forces Viewers to Confront Concussions in Sport
Christina Master is a pediatrician and sports medicine specialist at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and fully understands the dangers concussions pose to athletes...
It’s Time to KO Concussions
Editor’s Note. This is one in a series of articles posted on The Sport Digest blog in recent weeks. The Digest will continue to...
