Sunday, December 10, 2017
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Fighting Concussions Head On
Publish Date: 4/30/2015
Fighting Concussions Head On
A concussion is an injury caused by a blow or jolt to the head that disrupts the function of the brain. It can cause irreparable damage to anyone – changing a life forever. Washington University now has a specialized clinic for evaluation and treatment of concussions.Maurizio Corbetta, MD, Washington University neurologist says, “Signs that the function of the brain has been disrupted include loss of consciousness, gaps in memory, confusion or disorientation, problems with balance or coordination, headaches, and changes in vision or hearing, among others. Many people make a full recovery from concussions usually within seven days, but others do not.”
The Washington University Concussion Clinic offers a comprehensive evaluation for adults who have not fully recovered from a concussion; and for those who have had a concussion and have questions regarding returning to sports, work or school.\
Because time is of the essence, it is important to see a concussion specialist as soon as possible after the injury. The concussion clinic evaluation includes:
•Physical examination by one of our physicians
•Mild to moderate exercise with our physical therapists (to see if symptoms come on with exertion)
•Balance testing
•Cognition and memory testing by our neuropsychologists (on a case-by-case basis)
In order to prevent permanent brain damage, rest and proper treatment is vital for someone recovering from a concussion.
For more information or to make an appointment with the Washington University Concussion Clinic, please call (314) 362-4503. Patients are seen at the Center for Advanced Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place, 6th floor, Suite C.
Source: https://wuphysicians.wustl.edu/your-health-update-newsletter/post/3617/fighting-concussions-head-on
Friday, November 24, 2017
HIGHLIGHTS: Nick Fitzgerald Suffers Gruesome Injury in Mississippi State...
Contact Sports can be dangerous to body and mind. LOL
Below is the video. WARNING: It is graphic.
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State quarterback Nick
Fitzgerald left with a right leg injury Thursday night in the first
quarter against Ole Miss.
The 6-foot-5, 230-pound
Fitzgerald was running the ball when he was tackled and his leg bent
awkwardly. He was carted off the field.
Fitzgerald was running the ball when he was tackled and his leg bent
awkwardly. He was carted off the field.
Fitzgerald
came into the game leading the SEC in yards rushing for a quarterback,
with 968 yards on the ground in 11 games. He also has thrown for 1,770
yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
came into the game leading the SEC in yards rushing for a quarterback,
with 968 yards on the ground in 11 games. He also has thrown for 1,770
yards, 15 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Fitzgerald
was replaced by freshman Keytaon Thompson, who has thrown for 66 yards
and a touchdown this season. The 16th-ranked Bulldogs were trailing 7-0
at the time of the injury.
was replaced by freshman Keytaon Thompson, who has thrown for 66 yards
and a touchdown this season. The 16th-ranked Bulldogs were trailing 7-0
at the time of the injury.
Mississippi State quarterback Nick Fitzgerald suffers gruesome injury in Egg Bowl
Thanksgiving in the Junctionhttp://on.thec-l.com/2jT2lAC via @clarionledger
Link:
https://youtu.be/ZRpmnHqQlIg
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Gudas tossed after cracking down on Perreault’s head with stick
What a dangerous and sneaky hit... it is like a rabbit punch only harder.
Radko Gudas got kicked out of the game after coming down hard on Mathieu Perreault with his stick right to the side of the head.
Brain concussion - Shake it and you break it | Steven Laureys
Steven Laureys MD PhD, is director of the Coma Science Group (http://www.comascience.org) at the GIGA Research and Neurology Department of the University and
University Hospital of Liège, Belgium.
University Hospital of Liège, Belgium.
He is Research Director at the
Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and board-certified in
neurology and in palliative medicine.
Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research and board-certified in
neurology and in palliative medicine.
He is President Elect of the
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness and Chair of the
World Federation of Neurology Applied Research Group on Coma.
Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness and Chair of the
World Federation of Neurology Applied Research Group on Coma.
His team
studies acquired brain injury and altered states of consciousness (e.g.,
comatose, “vegetative”/unresponsive, minimally conscious and locked-in
syndromes) confronting clinical expertise and bedside behavioral
evaluation with neuroimaging, also dealing with the ethical implications
of this translational clinical research.
studies acquired brain injury and altered states of consciousness (e.g.,
comatose, “vegetative”/unresponsive, minimally conscious and locked-in
syndromes) confronting clinical expertise and bedside behavioral
evaluation with neuroimaging, also dealing with the ethical implications
of this translational clinical research.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
ANOTHER HOOK THAT SET IT UP: Georges St Pierre GSP vs Michael Bisping
UFC 217 results: Georges St-Pierre chokes out Michael Bisping to capture middleweight title
Georges St-Pierre choked Michael Bisping completely unconscious to win the middleweight title at UFC 217.
The top of the UFC 217 billing saw longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre make his long awaited return to action, after nearly four years on the sidelines, to choke Michael Bisping unconscious to win the UFC middleweight title.
GSP had a strong start to the fight, wobbling Bisping late in the opening round, but began to slow down a bit towards the end of the second. GSP would drop his foe in the third round with a blazing left hook, and proceeded to strangle the life out of the tough Brit.
Wow, just wow! St-Pierre is just the fourth two-division champion in UFC history, joining Randy Couture, B.J. Penn, and Conor McGregor on the list of fighters who’ve achieved this.
Read More: https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2017/11/5/16602766/ufc-217-results-georges-st-pierre-chokes-out-michael-bisping-to-win-middleweight-title-mma
Saturday, October 28, 2017
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Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Check Out Alain Ngalani's Stunning KO of Mahmoud Hassan (FULL Fight)
Check Out Alain Ngalani's Stunning KO of Mahmoud Hassan (FULL Fight)
Monday, September 25, 2017
The Hollow Men: What the end of the world looks like...
What the end of the world looks like...
The Hollow Men
This is the way the world endsThis is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
by T. S. Eliot Written 1925
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Sunday, September 24, 2017
Friday, September 22, 2017
Aaron Hernandez had CTE
Aaron Hernandez had CTE, the brain disease associated with repeated concussions
Elise
Amendola/AP
BOSTON (AP) — Aaron Hernandez's lawyer says the former New England Patriots tight end's brain showed severe signs of the degenerative brain disease chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
In a news conference at his offices, attorney Jose Baez says testing showed that Hernandez had a severe case of the disease.
CTE can be caused by repeated head trauma and leads to symptoms like violent mood swings, depression and other cognitive difficulties. Hernandez killed himself in April in the jail cell where he was serving a life-without-parole sentence for a 2013 murder. His death came just hours before the Patriots visited the White House to celebrate their latest Super Bowl victory.
CTE can only be diagnosed in an autopsy. A recent study found evidence of the disease in 110 of 111 former NFL players whose brains were examined.
CTE has been linked with repeated concussions and involves brain damage particularly in the frontal region that controls many functions including judgment, emotion, impulse control, social behavior and memory.
In three seasons with the Patriots, Hernandez joined Rob Gronkowski to form one of the most potent tight end duos in NFL history. In 2011, his second season, Hernandez caught 79 passes for 910 yards and seven touchdowns to help the team reach the Super Bowl, and he was rewarded with a $40 million contract.
But the Patriots released him in 2013, shortly after he was arrested in the killing of semi-pro football player Odin Lloyd, who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancee. Hernandez was convicted and sentenced to life in prison; the conviction was voided because he died before his appeals were exhausted, though that decision is itself being appealed.
A week before his suicide, Hernandez was acquitted in the 2012 drive-by shootings of two men in Boston. Prosecutors had argued that Hernandez gunned the two men down after one accidentally spilled a drink on him in a nightclub, and then got a tattoo of a handgun and the words "God Forgives" to commemorate the crime.
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For more AP NFL coverage: http://pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/ap-aaron-hernandez-lawyer-brain-showed-severe-case-of-cte-2017-9
Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Playing Football Before 12 Is Tied to Brain Problems Later
By KEN BELSON
The Boston University study links cognitive and behavioral problems
later in life - among all players, not just in the N.F.L. - to playing
tackle at a young age.
Source: NYTimes.com/Sports »
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Saturday, September 16, 2017
RARE FOOTAGE The Last Time GGG Got Beat! Uncut Full Fight From Olympics...
RARE FOOTAGE The Last Time GGG Got Beat! Uncut Full Fight From Olympics
Friday, September 15, 2017
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Stability and Endurance for Boxing | Stance Training
Thursday, August 31, 2017
Wednesday, August 30, 2017
Sunday, August 13, 2017
Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Sad Story of Prichard Colon: A fighter who was left in a persistent vegetative state after a fight
Link: https://youtu.be/FlKEHYvhd_0
Sad Story of Prichard Colon: A fighter who was left in a persistent vegetative state after a fight
Prichard Colón - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prichard_Colón
Prichard Colón
Meléndez (born September 9, 1992) is a Puerto Rican former professional
boxer. Contents. [hide]. 1 Early years and amateur career ...
Prichard Colón has been in a vegetative state since 2015 bout, but his ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../prichard-colon.../5ef1fbba-4c64-11e7-9669-250d0...
Jun 22, 2017 - Prichard Colón,
his bed tilted at a 30-degree angle, silently obliges. One blink . . .
two blinks . . . three blinks. Each is deliberate, as if it requires ...Family of Prichard Colon files $50 million lawsuit over fight that left ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/...prichard-colon.../f461f4e8-30e4-11e7-9534-00e465...
May 4, 2017 - The attorney for the parents of boxer Prichard Colon filed a lawsuit Wednesday in D.C. Superior Court seeking damages in excess of $50 ...Saturday, July 8, 2017
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Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (LRCBH), officially the Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, opened on May 21, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada that is operated by the Cleveland Clinic [1] and was designed by the world-renowned architect Frank Gehry.
The Center is planned to become a national resource for the most current research and scientific information for the treatment of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington 's Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis and ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) as well as focusing on prevention, early detection and education.
Official Site for the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health
Care for today. Research for tomorrow.
At Keep Memory Alive, we’re committed to improving the lives of patients and family caregivers as they navigate the extraordinary challenges of brain disorders. Donations to Keep Memory Alive exclusively support Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, which treats patients with Alzheimer's, Huntington's and Parkinson's disease, as well as frontotemporal dementia, multiple sclerosis and multiple system atrophy.The Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health offers a unique model of integrated care, social services and research. Having conducted more than 65 clinical trials, the center is among the largest Alzheimer’s clinical research programs in the country.
http://www.keepmemoryalive.org/
George Foreman On Tyson & Hardest Punchers
Big George on Letterman. He talks about the hardest punchers he's ever faced as well as fighting Mike Tyson.
Monday, May 29, 2017
The Tao of Roberto Duran:
The Tao of Roberto Duran:
http://www.thefightcity.com/happy-birthday-roberto-special-video-tribute-for-roberto-duran-from-lee-wylie/ … @TheFightCity @robertoduranbox #boxing
Lee Wylie @LeeWylie1
Gateshead, England
Joined January 2012
MICHAEL CONLAN vs ALFREDO CHANEZ Full Fight 2017 26 05
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MICHAEL CONLAN vs ALFREDO CHANEZ 2017 26 05
Monday, May 22, 2017
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