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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The strange things is signs of CTE and ADHD are almost identical.
I was diagnosed with ADD about 15 years ago
10 Symptoms of Adult ADHD
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy: Prevention is key
Wow, we have to stop arguing! You're like my twin!Same here. hahaha
Had to go through a couple of days of testing. Got prescribed adderall which somewhat helps although I think exercising and diet help more.
Wow, we have to stop arguing! You're like my twin!
Since I'm a recovering alcoholic/addict, I don't take anything. I tried it for a few weeks but I felt too much of a buzz.
I agree with your comments on excercise though. I pinched a nerve in my neck last year and haven't worked out heavy since. But I take long walks
The "dementia and Alzheimer's happen, so let kids play football" argument is kind of like saying "well all sorts of cancer happen eventually, what's the harm in smoking?"
I couldn't care any less about any of these players outside of the 3 hours each week that they get paid to entertain me. If they end up a vegetable after their career expires, so be it.
I would like to see a report from random people and a report from random NFL players in the future.
How many people will develop CTE that did not play in the NFL. I really would need that information so we could have a better informative discussion about the reality and the risks involved playing Pro Football.
2 of my grand parents and some great ancestors were known to have dementia in there late 70's and got worse into there 80's.
I have seen Dementia and alzheimer's develop right in front of me over an 8 year period. My ancestors did not play pro football.
Obviously NFL players are at higher risk of brain injury but degenerative diseases can happen to anyone.
As long as the NFL keeps raking in the money, there is no way the game will be stopped or altered in a way to severely cripple the product on the field. Steps might be taken but it will be the players signing a contract knowing that they are at risk. And just about every player already knows this.
The point has absolutely no merit because the donating of the brains doesn't cause CTE.while i get you were making a joke, that point does have some merit in terms of this study.
they have a strong sample bias because it was a study of donated brains. So these were all people that showed symptoms of CTE and thought themselves they had it. So it stands to reason you would see such a high rate of CTE in the studied brains.
what you need is a random sample of all football players with a fairly even distribution across years played in, # of years played and position. You would also need a control sample from the non football playing population with similar diversity (different regions, races, gender and ages). Then you can do a true comparison and make valid conclusions about the link between football and CTE.
it's the same thing as me doing a study on favorite football teams and only choosing a sample from New England. My results will tell me the Patriots are the favorite team of 90+% of the sample, but I can't then use that result to say 90% of all football fans are Patriots fans.
I used to be very liberal in my younger days. And even to this day I'm liberal in that I'm not a fan of big corporations and the power they have. But we'll skip that here.I got the buzz as well but after taking it for awhile it stops. I guess your body gets used to it. It is a drug though. When I first started taking it I didn't really feel like I was myself. Now I feel more like myself but a little more focused and upbeat.
We are similar in many ways although I think I'm a little more liberal than you in thought on some things. But unlike others I enjoy the debate without trying to demonize someone else's point of view. At least for the most part. I try to restrain myself resorting to name calling etc... although the resident Jete fan is pushing the limit.
I've been working out heavy for the last year or so. Am trying to bench 300 while I'm 50. Not sure if I'll make it. I've hit a plateau and have been stuck there for awhile. But the heavy lifting seems to give me the biggest boost psychologically. I do sprints with my son and ride my bike for cardio. I need to drop about 50 pounds though. Carrying all that extra weight doesn't help things either.
Good stuff PR. Thanks for mentioning that ADHD and CTE share the some of the same symptoms. I'm sure you were throwing that out there in case it would help.
Haven't read thread but these studies always have serious flaw need age matched control group. Histology and "diagnosis" based on it should be done blind to group membership. Studies lacking such basic controls wouldn't make it to peer review in my field. Just sayin. Not saying there is nothing to see here, but that methods are sloppy AF.
The issue isn't with current players and even college level players, those generations will continue to pursue an NFL career knowing the risks because they want to cash in
I think its more of a long term, systemic issue where parents of kids ages 7-16 or so will not want their kids playing dangerous sports like football with all of the injury risks... more specifically, head injuries
Most people who play football do not get college educations as a result. If you assume that the only way CTE presents is if you play NFL football, then you're right, maybe the risk does get outweighed by the reward. But it sure as hell doesn't when kids are having lifelong cognitive impairments because they played Pop Warner, something that findings have implied.
And no, we don't know how dangerous it is. That's exactly the point. Each new study that comes out seems to be increasingly alarming. No one who's chosen to play football who's in the NFL today had any knowledge of CTE when they began playing.
As for football, I'd deal if they killed it tomorrow. I have other hobbies. I hope other folks on this forum do too.
The issue isn't with current players and even college level players, those generations will continue to pursue an NFL career knowing the risks because they want to cash in
I think its more of a long term, systemic issue where parents of kids ages 7-16 or so will not want their kids playing dangerous sports like football with all of the injury risks... more specifically, head injuries
If less and less kids play football at the pop warner and highschool level, the overall talent pool of players by the time they make it to the NFL will be much smaller, which will lower the quality of the product
The heading can pose problems, according to some.Soccer's a good game, anyways.