Book about football head injuries

I was interested in the will smith movie concussion but found this book to be. What are 4 common head injuries in nfl football players. For example, a lineman in football who tackles another player with his head in successive plays experiences a series of repetitive head impacts. So concluded the national football league in a december 2005 scientific. As the author states head injuries arent just rlated to football but can occur in almost. A friend of mine gave the book to her 14 year old son, leo, who plays 8th grade football. In his quest for answers about his condition he came upon a startling reality. When postconcussion syndrome forced star nfl running back merril hoge into early retirement in 1994, research on footballrelated head injuries wasnt a. A brain scientists personal journey by jill bolte taylor, head cases. The reality of how often it happens and the seriousness of not just short term effects, but long term as well are frightening. Consequences of repetitive head impacts and multiple.

But the book, at once heartfelt and disturbing, raises an awkward question. A new study shows that chronic traumatic encephalopathy cte, a degenerative brain disease, is common among american football players. A traumatic brain injury tbi is defined as a blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Omalus autobiography tells the complete story of how the nigerianborn pathologist discovered brain damage in football players what now.

For professional football players, brain injuries can be financially, mentally, and physically costly. Nowinski writes about something he knows all too well, head concussions. The crisis in brain damage believed tied to head hits in football soared on his watch, but he did little to acknowledge it and, some say, tried to hide it. Left neglected by lisa genova, my stroke of insight. Thinking and reading about football and head injuries. Two mothers blamed the youth football organization for the deaths of their sons, who were found to have a degenerative brain disease after a fatal motorcycle crash and suicide. Also, now i will tell my coach if i get a hard hit to the head and have a headache. Bennet omalu forced football to reckon with head trauma. The degenerative brain disease cte may be common among. Buy concussion reprint by jeanne marie laskas isbn.

Leo said, reading about head injuries enlightened me. Book by concussion doctor is recommended reading for parents of. As a former football player both in high school and for harvard university, nowinski knows just how common these injuries are. The book is a stern warning to all involved in a head injury,once is not too bad provided it is not too severe, but effects are cumulative. The focus of this book is on football players and head concussions.