Soccer and Brain Trauma
Recent research from the Journal of the American Medical Association serves to remind us of our need to be diligent in protecting our kids from experiencing trauma to their brains while playing sports. Using new imaging techniques, researchers at Columbia…
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The Latest on Kid’s Sports and Brain Injuries
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in those who have had repetitive brain trauma, which cannot be diagnosed accurately until one’s brain is examined after death. Looking back over the histories of deceased athletes, researchers have…
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Q Collar and Concussions
If you’ve been watching any football on television this season, you may have noticed that a growing number of players are wearing a strange looking collar. It’s called the Q Collar, and it’s designers claim that it helps reduce the…
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Episode 172: “The Pressure of Youth Sports”
Download the podcast as an .mp3 by clicking here. RSS FEED – click here. Access from iTunes. FURTHER RESOURCES Resources, books, links, or other helpful tools mentioned in the podcast: Jason Engle (website) Westwood Baptist Church (Jason’s church) CPYU Research Fellows CPYU…
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