The sickness will be rooted in football’s tragic flaw, which is that it inflicts concussions on its players with devastating frequency. Although estimates vary, several studies suggest that up to 15 percent of football players suffer a mild traumatic brain injury during the season. The odds are significantly worse for student athletes. In fact, the chances of getting a concussion while playing high school football are approximately three times higher..Teenagers are especially susceptible to these mass cellular suicides. This is largely because their brains are still developing, which means that even a slight loss of cells can alter the trajectory of brain growth. Football concussions are also most likely to affect the parts of the brain, such as the frontal lobes, that are undergoing the most intense development. Sad... #ExerciseScienceResearch #SometimesSportsAintWorthIt
Posted on: Sat, 05 Apr 2014 20:35:20 +0000
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