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Concussion crisis: Devastating impact of concussion in sport
amp.smh.com.au
Interesting to see this in the same week that John Kirwan called for red cards to be removed from the game!Concussion crisis: Devastating impact of concussion in sport
amp.smh.com.au
'It's at the stage of mild dementia ... and he's only 40 years old'
Thats smoking, if I remember rightly the problem with the NFL wasn't they buried just they tried to discredit and pretend there wasn't a problem. Its semantics but its a bit more akin to climate change deniers they don't want to believe the science so find scientists (or hacks) that will say what they want to hear. Unlike the tobacco industry wich absolutely knew smoking was terrible for your health and deliberately kept it quiet whilst promoting it as a great thing (that said it still amazes me young people smoke).Be interesting to see how it plays out. There is a difference with the NFL though one because the NFL knew about the dangers for decades and deliberately buried the science, right? (Could be wrong, anyone feel free to correct me if so).
This is being reported everywhere. Could be massive..
'Industrial disease': Rugby faces seismic lawsuit on concussion
More than 70 former players are preparing a group litigation action over the effects of head knocks suffered during their careers.amp.watoday.com.au
Unfortunately, the research is inconclusive.I think the whole "lower tackle height" is completely wrong when it comes to concussion. Even though it looks terrible, high tackles very rarely knock a player out.
That is precisely what happened to me. Totally sparko and was still seeing double 6 months later. Took a couple of years off.I think the whole "lower tackle height" is completely wrong when it comes to concussion. Even though it looks terrible, high tackles very rarely knock a player out. More players are knocked out through actually tackling at the right height but getting their positioning wrong and getting a knee to the head, Getting smashed in the head in a clearout or head-on-head collisions. The obsession with tackle height almost seems symbolic low hanging fruit so WR can say they are doing something. The HIA is the biggest and best change, although I'm not sure what the protocols are for people who fail and how long they have to wait before playing again.
The incident with George North a few years back was disgusting though and, regretfully, I think in a few years he could be suffering the consequences.