All posts tagged 'NFL Concussion'

The Concussion/Football Story Catches Fire In The Press

Posted on February 11th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

Timed with the Super Bowl, the consumer press has been doing extension coverage of the issue of concussions, brain injury, football and the NFL. For someone who has been doing almost nothing but represent those with brain injury for over 15 years that is welcome news, even if it does..
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NFL Players Agree To Donate Brains For Concussion Research

Posted on February 1st, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

CTE Autopsy Studies May be Key to Long Term Understanding of Brain Injury More than a dozen present and former NFL players have pledged to donate their brains for research on concussion, the Associated Press reported Monday. http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-nfl-concussions-players-brains,0,1348935.story The players, who include Hall of Fame member Mike Haynes and Chicago..
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NFL Players Brain Injury Committee Holds First Meeting

Posted on January 27th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The committee formed by the NFL Player’s Association to tackle, so to speak, the issue of brain injuries and professional football has its first meeting this week in Palm Beach, Fla. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hN5mqFoFXXSvkaDO9Nec2JaZ1GKQ The Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee was named after two Hall of Fame players: John Mackey, who has..
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NFL Football Concussions Versus Real World Brain Injuries

Posted on January 11th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

I am always pleased when the news cycle shifts to concussion and brain injury because that raises public awareness that concussion means brain injury and that brain injuries can cause permanent brain damage. Thus, the NFL being grilled by Congress as to the safety of its players is a very..
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Congress NFL Hearings – Dr. Benson Testifies on Neuroimaging Advances

Posted on January 6th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

I began my treatment of the Congressional hearings on the long term brain damage of concussion in the NFL yesterday at my Brain Injury Lawyer Blog – http://www.waiting.com/blog/2010/01/nfl-concussion-hearings-in-congress.html I will continue that discussion on this blog for the next several blogs, as I tackled an even more important topic at..
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