A professional soccer player suffered permanent brain damage after he was repeatedly sent back to play too soon after sustaining concussions. It never should have happened — there are rules in place that responsible team physicians are expected to know and follow. But they were ignored for this Major League Soccer (MLS) athlete. As a […]
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Water Collision Causes Permanent Brain Injuries
It was a beautiful summer afternoon on the Blue River Reservoir in the foothills of Oregon’s Cascades. The Smiths* had planned a great day on their powerboat, pulling friends on a kneeboard. On another part of the reservoir, John* was looking forward to a quiet day of fishing on his inflatable fishing raft. Within seconds, […]
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By Lara Johnson Concussions and brain injuries have been a hot topic in professional and college sports lately with the majority of attention focused on the dangers suffered by the men who play football. Let’s just focus on college athletics. If you had to guess, which college athletes do you think have the highest rates […]
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