For decades people assumed boxing

American neuropathologist Harrison Martland first reported 'dementia pugilistica' or 'punch-drunk syndrome' in boxers in 1928. But the discovery of the same pathologies - now called Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - in the brains of retired American Footballers has seen attention switch to other contact sports,Isuzu Auto Parts including football.Professor Willie Stewart, associate professor of neuropathology at Glasgow Southern General Hospital and a concussion adviser to the International Rugby Board, has previously identified CTE in a former rugby player's brain.Lululemon Women's Pants He has contacted the Astle family and will re-examine tissue samples held at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham in an attempt to identify the same pathologies. 
For decades people assumed boxing was uniquely brutal but it should come as no surprise that any sport in which participants are routinely exposed to head trauma could lead to an increased likelihood of dementia,' said Professor Stewart,On March 4, sport's governing bodie, including the Rugby Football Union, the Football Association and the British Boxing Board of Control, attended a Parliamentary hearing to discuss sport's approach to concussion. At the meeting, the FA's head of medicine Ian Beasley said: 'We'll have some protocols by Thursday (March 6).Nike Air Max'Those protocols have yet to be announced despite examples this season of Premier League players - including Hugo Lloris, Andros Townsend, Robert Huth and Romelu Lukaku - being allowed to play on despite signs that they may have suffered concussion.canada goose jacket womendisposable wooden cutlerySport's governing bodies routinely cite the Zurich Consensus on Concussion in Sport, drawn up by medics employed by the same organisations, for their guidelines on head injuries but it is increasingly clear that the information provided is outdated.