CTE Found in 99% of Studied Brains (1 Viewer)

[whiskey7]

Looks like that's exactly what happened. A lot of families noticed symptoms then donated the brains. Makes this study worthless. 

Absolutely there is bias. The brains were essentially cherry-picked (submitted by the families of former football players who had health issues they suspected were due to head trauma). Not that different than if the families of deceased heavy drinkers/smokers submitted organs from those folks and the testing confirmed a high percentage of organ damage. I don't think that renders this study worthless, though.

 

[Ilov80s]

Just headers in soccer.  Saw a documentary on someone who died at a young age about two months ago from all the headers in his life.  Right now, they are saying prolonged, daily abuse of the head.   That's why centers and linebackers have had the most issues. 

Many youth soccer programs have made headers illegal- almost up until high school I think 

 

[Ilov80s]

You're correct on that.  It's not knowable, but I have had some of the experiences of those that have had it.

Last week, I told my wife I want my brain donated to see if I had it on a remote level.

There are stages. It is progressive but at this point the speed it progresses and level it progresses seems to vary widely.

 

[AnonymousBob]

We don't know how many average folk have this. 

We don't know how many athletes from other sports have this. 

We do know the brains they used came from families who thought their loved ones were suffering from it before they passed. 

Zero control groups. 

It's about as flawed and worthless of a study as any study can be. What's the value we're getting from this? Football players may have higher odds of CTE? Didn't we already suspect this? How does this study give us proof to support that claim? 

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[Ilov80s]

We don't know how many average folk have this. 

We don't know how many athletes from other sports have this. 

We do know the brains they used came from families who thought their loved ones were suffering from it before they passed. 

Zero control groups. 

It's about as flawed and worthless of a study as any study can be. What's the value we're getting from this? Football players may have higher odds of CTE? Didn't we already suspect this? How does this study give us proof to support that claim? 

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All it might say is if your loved one played professional football and you think they have the symptoms of CTE, they probably do have CTE. 

 

[Statorama]

 Just hoping that it finally fully heals soon.  

Me too buddy.  Good luck.

 

[Statorama]

So you are saying we've got golf.  I'm good with that.  

What's always been the troublesome course for Tiger Woods?..........................................intercourse!

 

[jonessed]

I've had four major concussions.  One where I was out for a good four or five minutes.  Always wondered what the impact was.  There is no way to really know.  

Most physical injuries you can measure, but cumulative head trauma is tough.  Things like depression, anxiety, memory loss, etc. are not uncommon, especially when aging.

 

[whiskey7]

IIRC, Matt Birk has already said he wants his brain studied after he dies. I don't know how many concussions he's had, but (as a center) I suspect its multiple over the course of HS, college, and a several year NFL career and he would be a good one to get a look at. From what I understand, he's not experiencing any unusual health issues and is doing well (actually lost a ton of weight and is big involved in nutrition now). It will be interesting to see what they find. Hopefully, he's got a long time left before anyone sees his results but we need more guys like that to volunteer (or their families to do so pm). And, obviously, need to see several avg Joe's (who never played contact sports) scans along with those of athletes from other sports, too.