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ThePopKornMonger t1_jcteu7o wrote

Reply to comment by Eve-3 in A Swedish study found elite male soccer players are 1.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease compared to population controls. A previous study from Scotland suggested that soccer players were 3.5 times more likely to develop neurodegenerative disease. by Wagamaga

Came here to say that, should get them to wear those Naruto head band numbers. We all know it would be considered cool too.

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WillCode4Cats t1_jcvbdxx wrote

[mTBI = mild traumatic brain injury i.e., concussion]

Won’t make too much of a difference, I imagine.

You can receive a mTBI from a hit to the chest. No direct contact to the head is even required.

Think of the brain like an egg. You can scramble and egg in its shell if you shake it hard enough back and forth. No need to “hit” the shell at all.

Another similar example is why soldiers can receive concussions from explosions without hitting their heads.

mTBI’s can (mostly) be mitigated by neck stabilization, but that comes with it’s own issues and impracticalities — won’t work in most sports really.

However, the brain cannot be completely stabilized inside the skull. So, mTBI’s cannot be 100% avoided regardless of the equipment used.

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ThePopKornMonger t1_jcvids2 wrote

Its kinda like how some people wear teeth guards or crotch cuts then right?

Edit: If anything it would create a better focal point for head butting the ball and could cause even more damage on second thought.

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WillCode4Cats t1_jcwj0m3 wrote

What do you mean?

If you are curious, mouth guards protect teeth, but they haven’t been shown to reduce concussions.

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ThePopKornMonger t1_jcwlnby wrote

Never said that, meant more of like people wear em to down the grade of injury dar bud.

I guess I wasn't being clear.

Are we okay now?

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