

Helmets that do more to protect the brain, but they reduce skull fractures but the brain is still gonnaīounce around. Now helmets basically protect the skull, there is a research on new R: Well you may not get a concussion, but what causes the damage is the brain Guaranteed to get some type of head injury? Even if it’s a minor head injury, say if you’re playingįootball you don’t necessarily have to get a concussion or is that pretty much a guarantee?

N: Are there certain activities that I guess if you engage in this activity you are That doesn’t close the whole problem, but these are factors in people with these problems. People would asked about issues of domestic abuse, child abuse, but not the way ask ‘Were you beatenĪround the head?’ ‘Were you choked?’ And we’re finding more and more that there is some correlations Have women who play soccer who we’re seeing significant problems with, as well as a lot of times Soccer, even baseball especially for catchers you often get a history of head injury. Problem but of a sudden I’m goanna ask did you play ball in high school? And whether it be football or Many of us are just taking a better history, I may have someone come in with a primary substance abuse We have more facts so it’s not just ‘I heard this or I think that.’ But also being more aware of the topic R: Well a lot of it is now that athletes themselves are being more open about it andĪthletes are donating their brains to science and unfortunately after they pass away studies are done, Start taking a closer look at the consequences of some of these head injuries? Safety measures yet these injuries occur how do you plant to get the word out to get people aware and People are talking about being in denial, well we have helmets, we have procedures and all of these When it comes to dealing with head injuries, when
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N: We’re talking about some of the needs that we have to address concussionĮspecially in light of this movie that just came out, that specifically talk about concussion as it relates toįootball at particular NFL, colleges and high school. David Reiss: Very good, glad to be with you. Symptoms related to Alzheimer’s are not Alzheimer’s at all. Injuries and how these injuries relate to both our self-esteem, cognitive skills, and sometimes maybe Psychiatrist and he is here today to discuss mental health consequences of concussions and other head Thank you so muchįor joining us today, I am your host Neal Howard.
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Neal Howard: Hello and welcome to Health Professional Radio. Health Professional Radio – Sports Related Head Injuries David Reiss discusses a current project that would specifically address psychiatric issues that occur related to head trauma, both Sports Related Head Injuries and domestic violence-related. Reiss began training in Sports Medicine while in medical school, working with and studying the Northwestern University football team and authoring a paper, “The Psychological Anatomy of a Losing Season.”
