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Mc2guy · 05-17-2007, 11:30 AM

After watching that show as well as reading several articles over the last year, it seems pretty apparent that there is a causal link between concussions in sports and ongoing nueral ailments. It is interesting that this is somehow "new" information. Doctors and scientists have known for years there is a linkage between concussive head trauma and neurological disorders. Boxing, Soccer, Motorcycle racing, and other sports have acknowledged this since the 1990's.

The army has known this since the WWI and guys came back with "shell shock" that became known as "battle fatigue" in WWII, "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" in Vietnam, and now "Traumatic Brain Injury" in Iraq. It's the same deal...you bang your head hard enough or enough times and your brain will suffer irreperable damage.

Seems to me like the NFL is only fighting this to avoid the financial liability associated with the medical disability. It looks like it is going to take a class action lawsuit for the NFL and the NFLPA to pony up.

05-17-2007, 11:30 AM	#12
Mc2guy Special Teams Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Burke, VA Age: 48 Posts: 287	Re: Real Sports' Look at the NFL and Concussions After watching that show as well as reading several articles over the last year, it seems pretty apparent that there is a causal link between concussions in sports and ongoing nueral ailments. It is interesting that this is somehow "new" information. Doctors and scientists have known for years there is a linkage between concussive head trauma and neurological disorders. Boxing, Soccer, Motorcycle racing, and other sports have acknowledged this since the 1990's. The army has known this since the WWI and guys came back with "shell shock" that became known as "battle fatigue" in WWII, "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" in Vietnam, and now "Traumatic Brain Injury" in Iraq. It's the same deal...you bang your head hard enough or enough times and your brain will suffer irreperable damage. Seems to me like the NFL is only fighting this to avoid the financial liability associated with the medical disability. It looks like it is going to take a class action lawsuit for the NFL and the NFLPA to pony up.