Posted on Dec 24, 2018
Bad Vibes: How Hits To The Head Are Transferred To The Brain
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It was a question about soccer that got Philip Bayly interested in brain injuries.
Bayly, a mechanical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, was approached by several doctors who wanted advice about some young soccer players they were treating.
"They said, 'Well, we've got some kids who have concussions and they want to know if they can go back to play. And we don't know what's happening to their head when they're heading a soccer ball,' " Bayly recalls.
Does a header have a big effect or a small one? The doctors thought Bayly might have the answer.
"I said, 'That's really interesting. I play soccer and my kids play soccer, and I don't know what's happening when you head a soccer ball either,' " Bayly told them. "But I know how we can find out."
Bayly, a mechanical engineer at Washington University in St. Louis, was approached by several doctors who wanted advice about some young soccer players they were treating.
"They said, 'Well, we've got some kids who have concussions and they want to know if they can go back to play. And we don't know what's happening to their head when they're heading a soccer ball,' " Bayly recalls.
Does a header have a big effect or a small one? The doctors thought Bayly might have the answer.
"I said, 'That's really interesting. I play soccer and my kids play soccer, and I don't know what's happening when you head a soccer ball either,' " Bayly told them. "But I know how we can find out."
Bad Vibes: How Hits To The Head Are Transferred To The Brain
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Head hits in soccer can be damaging to the brain. We seem to think because we don't see outside damage there isn't damage inside but there definitely is.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel The NFL might have concussion test results available for your perusal, ‘maybe’!
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