The more you look, the more the world of sports is becoming a dangerous place to play. Head trauma is a serious issue.<\/p>\n
Just when you thought you had heard all there was about traumatic brain injury in football and hockey, you then find out this type of injury is prevalent in soccer. Players perform a move referred to as heading, which refers to using their head (sans protection), to redirect or stop a soccer ball. Soccer balls travel at very high speeds, and the force of impact on the skull tosses the brain around. The result? Concussion, also called traumatic brain injury.<\/p>\n
While the cognitive impairment may be mild in the case of athletes heading the ball, if a string of these incidents were sustained over a period of time, the cumulative effect could be detrimental. Given the number of soccer players worldwide, this is an issue that bears investigation. Like football, (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The more you look, the more the world of sports is becoming a dangerous place to play. Head trauma is a serious issue. Just when you thought you had heard all there was about traumatic brain injury in football and…<\/span><\/p>\n