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Archive for chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Hit Me With Your Best Shot: Combat Sports and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Posted in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, fighting, Journalism with tags Albert Park Sports Medicine Center, Alistair Overeem, Bedford V.A. Medical Center, Benjey Zimmerman, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Collingwood Football Club, Danny Green, Dave Mirra, dementia pugilistica, Derek Boogaard, Dr Bennet Omalu, early-onset Alzheimer’s disease, Ellen Degeneres show, Errol Zimmerman, Fighter's Factory, Four Corners program, Gary Nichols, Gokhan Saki, Golden Glory, Heart, Soul, Fire, Holly Holm, Mark Castagnini, Mike Webster, National Hockey League, NFL, Paul Briggs, Ramon Dekkers, Ronda Rousey, UFC on July 31, 2016 by Jarrod Boyle
The Elephant Named Brain Damage
Posted in Fitness, Journalism, Kickboxing, Observation, Real Men with tags Alexei Kouznetsov, Alzheimer's disease, Andrew Rule, Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, Boxing, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, Derek Boogaard, Dr Ann McKee, Francois Botha, Golden Glory, Joe Demicoli, Kickboxing, Lou Gehrig's disease, Mike Bernardo, MMA, Parkinson's disease, Rick Rypien, The Fighter's Factory, Wade Belak on April 1, 2012 by Jarrod Boyle
The Herald-Sun newspaper dated March 2, 2012 featured an article about head trauma in sports, written by Andrew Rule. You can read it at:
Let’s face it; head injury is the big fucking elephant in the room at my house. Continue reading
