Athletes participating in collision and contact sports have differences in brain structure, and function compared to athletes in non-contact sports, recent research suggests. Unlike previous research, which explored the effects of collision sports like hockey and football, the present study focused on sports where body contact is ‘permitted, but not purposeful” – such as soccer, […]
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Concussion protocols not followed in majority of cases at World Cup 2014 
In over 60 cases of head collisions at the World Cup 2014, proper concussion assessment protocols were not followed, a new study concluded. Researchers reviewed video footage of 64 matches, identifying 72 head collisions affecting 81 players—far more than the 19 head injuries reported by team physicians to FIFA. The researchers then recorded the number of […]
