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"That's Football"

October 11, 2009 5:20 PM

Former NFL player Kyle Turley believes that concussions he suffered in his playing days have contributed to his depression and worries about his future health.

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by SportMedTed October 14, 2009 3:50 PM EDT
Our sports medicine office is currently working with retired NFL and college athletes to get them utilizing the only known treatment protocols for concussions and brain injury. We've already used this successfully with concussed athletes from high schools and colleges.

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by lchester62 October 13, 2009 10:29 AM EDT
Despite scientific evidence, the NFL, NCAA, PIAA (Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association), and Pop Warner leagues nationwide will continue to deny the link between collision sports and permanent brain damage simply because of the "link" between football and the almighty dollar. Football is a behemoth money maker and no one in the business will ever admit that their cash cow could lead to an early death or early disability of a participant. Out 18 year old son suffered a life-altering "concussion" in his freshman year of high school during practice. It was his 7th concussion; each time he had been cleared by his doctors. At the time of the last concussion he had been concussion-free for two years. We have watched our son go from an honor roll student to one who has not been able to attend school full-time for three years. His current GPA is 2.6. This year, his senior year, is the first time he has been healthy enough to attend every day. I learned that this "injury" is not reportable to the state health department through the school because the PIAA is supposed to monitor athletic-related injuries. My calls to the PIAA have not been returned by their medical director. If we don't report and monitor the injuries then we, the trusting, naive public will NEVER know just how widespread this problem is. Why? Because they don't want us to know. They don't want their supply of expendable players to dry up. They don't want the public to know just how dangerous this sport is. If a factory had as many injuries as high school football has concussions, the factory would be shut down by OSHA and investigated. There is no Football safety and health administration for our children - WHY NOT? Why doesn't anyone want to admit that this sport does so much harm? How many kids have to die first? How many kids have to have their lives irreversibly changed before someone steps in to do something? Finally scientists are providing the evidence that such a link exists and no one has the courage to do anything about it.
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by zac92-2009 October 11, 2009 10:02 PM EDT
I should correct myself and say that my husband and I are not laughing so much these days over the tshirt we gave our daughter last year as a comment to Her being a flyer on the middle school cheerleading squad. Mrs. Annette.L. Fleming
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by zac92-2009 October 11, 2009 9:55 PM EDT
I have a daughter who is a middle school cheerleader. yes cheerleading is now a athletic school sport that girls and boys trainign day in and day out 7 days a week just like the foot ball platers they cheer for. they also have competitions that have caused them to try to push to make the level of skills higher. my daughter 3 days ago as a flyer on her squad was lifted during practice doing what was called a "liberty". during the stunt her base got "nervous and dropped her not just once but she got got up twice after falling the first time backwards hitting her head and landing on her neck area. My daughter loves cheering so much she didnt inform me but neither did the coach that she had fallen that day on the mat in practice. 2 day later she was at the drs. office complaining of a severe headache. she has a concussion, xrays have not confirmed yet any neck damage, but she still has trouble with her memory 5 days after her injury. she has a T shirt we bought her last fall at a competition that says " atleast with other sports if you miss the catch all you really drop is the ball" we thought it was funny at the time when we gave it to her last year. her dad and I are laughing so much these days so much. We also have a son who plays high school football. we have questioned a few times to his coach wether he should be put back in the game but as a " star" player they dont like to be without him. well belive me after hearing and seeing this show and video I as his Mom will be putting my foot down more often. Thank you for this informative programming. Mrs. Annette L. Fleming
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