Sep

15

Two top NFL running backs are in the news.

I wonder if a mental health component will be found to be associated with these cases? Repeated hits to head at RB position? PTSD and concussions… actual physical evidence of brain damage?

Forces are much higher in the NFL (Mass x acceleration) these days — brain matter being pushed back and forth (sloshed) by collision contact at almost all positions over and over in game and at weekly practices– regardless of helmet used and whether its head to head or not… special teams on kickoffs and punts being particularly risky plays.

The Peterson case involves child discipline vs. child abuse issue.


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  1. Jayson on September 15, 2014 12:47 pm

    The article is missing from the bottom. Are the number of head injuries actually rising? Note that safety gear and medical advances may keep this trend in check.

    As for mental health, there is a chicken and egg problem to be resolved…

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