[Vision2020] "Big Hits, Broken Dreams": Each Season 1 in 10 High School Football Players Suffers Concussion

[Art Deco]

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On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 9:18 PM, Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:

> Encouraging minors in high school to slam each other so hard they
> suffer brain injuries in officially sanctioned games, i. e. football,
> approved by administrators, teachers, parents, et. al. is
> unbelievable... certainly an expression of a culture somehow blind to
> its endorsement of violence, and the damages resulting.
>
> Neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta hosted a CNN special on this topic that
> aired tonight, and a video related to this report is offered at the
> following website:
>
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-sanjay-gupta/football-head-injuries-concussions_b_1231909.html
>
> Big Hits, Broken Dreams
> Posted: 01/25/2012 4:21 pm
>
> Dr. Sanjay Gupta
>
> The more I have examined this subject, the more I have wanted to know
> about how concussion may be affecting young people who play the game.
> The statistics for concussion in younger players are startling.
> According to the Sports Concussion Institute in Los Angeles, each
> season one in ten high school football players gets a concussion, and
> about 35 percent of those sustains more than one concussion. Most
> players heal from these injuries, but a growing body of evidence
> suggests that repeated trauma can mean long-term memory problems,
> depression, and even early death - particularly when repeated trauma
> is sustained in quick succession, known as "second impact syndrome."
> I've met a few families that have borne these terrible consequences.
> And as a father, I really want to help parents, coaches, and young
> people know the risks - and perhaps the information can make a
> difference to someone.
>
> As a neuroscientist, I know that the adolescent brain is still
> developing. It's less resilient to concussion than the adult brain. I
> agree with Kevin Guskiewicz, PhD, one of the country's leading
> researchers in this field that "concussion" is a word that we've come
> not to associate with the seriousness of what is better described as a
> brain injury. And I've met kids who just love the game so much; they
> underestimate their level of risk.
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