Episode 172: “The Pressure of Youth Sports”
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The Latest on Football and Blows to the Head
With fall’s football season in full swing everywhere from our youth fields to the professional gridiron, it’s once again time for us to pass on to you some of the latest findings from the Concussion Legacy Foundation on the effects…
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The Latest on Kids and Concussions
Today, I want to pass on an update about the newest developments regarding concussions and our kids. A concussion is considered a mild traumatic brain injury. It results from a jolt or blow to the head. For our children and…
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Youth Sports and Brain Injuries
Over the past few years, we’ve been tracking with the latest research on the effects of sports-related impacts to the head in an effort to help you make wise decisions regarding your child’s participation in youth sports. Our friends at…
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CTE and Youth Football
Last month was CTE awareness month. If you’ve been tracking with us here on Youth Culture Today for any amount of time, you know that CTE stands for Chronic Traumatic Encephelopathy a progressive brain condition caused by repeated blows to…
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The Latest on Kids, Football, and Concussions
Over the course of the last few years I’ve been working to follow the latest research on the fallout from those blows to the brain known as concussions. I’ve found the work of the Concussion Legacy Foundation to be particularly…
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