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http://www.tsn.ca/talent/medical-breakthrough-prompts-talk-of-testing-active-nhlers-for-cte-1.210725
A long but good article about a test that could be done on living athletes to diagnose CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy, associated with concussions/head injuries, rather than in autopsy’s, which is how it's currently diagnosed. IT goes into detail on what test is and how it’s done and what it could illustrate for professional athletes still playing. The article has stats and quotes from NHLers and NFLers concerning the horrid aftermath of concussion. The article says that 2 boxing and 4 marital arts organizations are also interested.
One NHL player said he wasn’t sure if a player would want to know the results of the test, like living with a time bomb. Also, as Matthew Barnaby points out, some players are afraid of admitting to the concussion after effects, as it will hinder their careers. He said he played in an NHL game even and even fought , when from the concussion, he had no vision in his left eye. Ian Laperrière got hit in the face by a puck off a slap shot in the 2010 playoffs and came back for the finals to play , even tho he was suffering from concussion symptoms.
ON the NHL’s changes and the use of the quiet room:
The players are bigger and stronger every year and the shoulders pads they wear are like armor. It’s a contact sport and that won’t change. To see a young guy like Jeff Skinner, already affected as he’s had 3 since he came into the NHL, is alarming. He’s only 22 and has a lot of years left to live, and at some point, will have to weigh the options of how risky it is.
A long but good article about a test that could be done on living athletes to diagnose CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy, associated with concussions/head injuries, rather than in autopsy’s, which is how it's currently diagnosed. IT goes into detail on what test is and how it’s done and what it could illustrate for professional athletes still playing. The article has stats and quotes from NHLers and NFLers concerning the horrid aftermath of concussion. The article says that 2 boxing and 4 marital arts organizations are also interested.
One NHL player said he wasn’t sure if a player would want to know the results of the test, like living with a time bomb. Also, as Matthew Barnaby points out, some players are afraid of admitting to the concussion after effects, as it will hinder their careers. He said he played in an NHL game even and even fought , when from the concussion, he had no vision in his left eye. Ian Laperrière got hit in the face by a puck off a slap shot in the 2010 playoffs and came back for the finals to play , even tho he was suffering from concussion symptoms.
Dr. Julian Bailes, one of the lead researchers of a new UCLA study, who claims to have diagnosed CTE in living subjects, told TSN in an interview that the NHL and other pro sports leagues can't "run from the science" and should begin discussions about how to conduct baseline testing of CTE in active players.
Bailes says he is days away from publishing a study of 20 subjects - including former Dallas Cowboys star running back Tony Dorsett, one-time Buffalo Bills player Joe DeLamielleure, and former New York Giants lineman Leonard Marshall - that establishes that CTE can be diagnosed successfully in living patients.
ON the NHL’s changes and the use of the quiet room:
Even that system has its flaws.
During the 2014 playoffs, Montreal Canadien Dale Weise was ruled out of a playoff game against Boston, two days after he was the victim of a vicious and illegal check to the head. He staggered and was clearly dazed, but was allowed to return to the game after a few minutes in the quiet room.
The players are bigger and stronger every year and the shoulders pads they wear are like armor. It’s a contact sport and that won’t change. To see a young guy like Jeff Skinner, already affected as he’s had 3 since he came into the NHL, is alarming. He’s only 22 and has a lot of years left to live, and at some point, will have to weigh the options of how risky it is.
