Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote a letter to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman seeking clarification regarding the league’s dismissive attitude towards the link between hockey and the long-term effects and disorders caused by head injuries––specifically chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE “is a progressive degenerative disease of the brain found in athletes (and others) with a history […]
As if there hasn’t been enough research that equates playing football to degenerative brain diseases, a study by Dr. Francis Conidi at the Florida Center for Headache and Sports Neurology has added more fuel to the fire. The lead researcher on the study, Conidi scanned the brains of 40 ex-NFL players—they were all relatively fresh […]
Created in the 1970s for the purpose of examining reading ability, the King-Devick test is now being used 40 years later for something a bit different—concussion testing. A King-Devick test taker will rapidly read numbers that are spaced at varying levels of difficulty. Since the eyes are closely linked to the brain, a change in […]
In December, the San Francisco Giants landed the signature of one of the best free agent pitchers, right-hander Johnny Cueto. They signed him to a six-year, $130 million deal. Fast forward three months later to last Monday—Cueto lay crumpled on the pitching mound. An Oakland Athletics batter inadvertently hit a line drive right off Cueto’s head […]
Imagine several years after playing your favorite sport and progressively forgetting the simple stuff like your children’s names or even what you had for breakfast. Maybe you start to notice your attention isn’t what it once was and headaches are becoming a frequent burden. These could all be effects of undiagnosed brain injuries you suffered […]
