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 injuries occur frequently. Although...
View ArticleCTE 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 disease is not yet known, researchers...
View ArticleKnock 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’s pastime, but it has to be football. There’s...
View ArticlePlayers 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 (CTE). CTE in NFL players has shown to...
View ArticleConcussions… 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 former NFL legend. The sports reporters also...
View ArticleA 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 sports. Whether it be football, boxing, or any other sport,...
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