Brain trauma is nothing to mess with, and players with a concussion must be sidelined until they recover.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, with the current attitude in many sports that playing through pain is a given, too many players are placed back into risky situations despite the presence of concussions and other brain injuries.<\/p>\n
This is a problem that occurs in many sports. It could happen in soccer, football, polo, basketball and volleyball as well as cheerleading. Lately, consistent concussions over a period of time and the consequences for athletes have been making the news, and not in a good way. National Hockey League enforcers Wade Belak, Rick Rypien, and Derek Boogaard died as a result of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).<\/p>\n
CTE causes depression and all three enforcers, not to mention other notable players, have suffered the detrimental effects of CTE. Some are still alive to discuss how they cope with the mental and emotional issues they (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Brain trauma is nothing to mess with, and players with a concussion must be sidelined until they recover. Unfortunately, with the current attitude in many sports that playing through pain is a given, too many players are placed back into…<\/span><\/p>\n