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<blockquote data-quote="dasNdanger" data-source="post: 511103" data-attributes="member: 61962"><p>As many here may know, there's growing concern about American football players and the long-term effects of concussions they received while playing the game. Some former pro players have even brought a suit against the NFL for not taking enough precaution to protect players from traumatic brain injury. One serious consequence of concussion - chronic traumatic encephalopathy <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy</a> - has been diagnosed post-mortem in several former NFL players. This is causing people to take a serious look at the effects of brain injury on players, with an eye first and foremost on the youth and junior leagues. It's likely that the safety of professional players will soon come under scrutiny. Some are suggesting that this will have a major, game-changing impact on American football. Time will tell how it all plays out.</p><p></p><p>But what about rugby? What are the concerns regarding the long-term effects of concussion? Has CTE been diagnosed in former rugby players as well? I understand that some precautions are being considered in the junior leagues, but what about the professional players? Will the game need to be drastically changed on the eve of its international re-birth in order to protect players from traumatic brain injury? What can be done now to see that players are not put at unnecessary risk for long-term brain injury? </p><p></p><p>I am very curious about this, and it's the main reason I joined the forum. I want to know what sort of discussion - if any - about concussion concerns has taken place in rugby nations (in the US the talk only involves American football, so I feel a bit out of the rugby loop here, so any feedback is much appreciated).</p><p></p><p></p><p>das</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dasNdanger, post: 511103, member: 61962"] As many here may know, there's growing concern about American football players and the long-term effects of concussions they received while playing the game. Some former pro players have even brought a suit against the NFL for not taking enough precaution to protect players from traumatic brain injury. One serious consequence of concussion - chronic traumatic encephalopathy [URL]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_traumatic_encephalopathy[/URL] - has been diagnosed post-mortem in several former NFL players. This is causing people to take a serious look at the effects of brain injury on players, with an eye first and foremost on the youth and junior leagues. It's likely that the safety of professional players will soon come under scrutiny. Some are suggesting that this will have a major, game-changing impact on American football. Time will tell how it all plays out. But what about rugby? What are the concerns regarding the long-term effects of concussion? Has CTE been diagnosed in former rugby players as well? I understand that some precautions are being considered in the junior leagues, but what about the professional players? Will the game need to be drastically changed on the eve of its international re-birth in order to protect players from traumatic brain injury? What can be done now to see that players are not put at unnecessary risk for long-term brain injury? I am very curious about this, and it's the main reason I joined the forum. I want to know what sort of discussion - if any - about concussion concerns has taken place in rugby nations (in the US the talk only involves American football, so I feel a bit out of the rugby loop here, so any feedback is much appreciated). das [/QUOTE]
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