Showing posts with label Too often the Heading Ball Can Damage the Brain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Too often the Heading Ball Can Damage the Brain. Show all posts

Sunday, June 23, 2013

Too often the Heading Ball Can Damage the Brain

This is a warning for ball players. According to a recent study, headed home, a popular movement in football, can cause brain injury, including memory disorders.
The study found an association often can lead heading mild brain trauma and memory disorders, like concussions.
Football is the most popular amateur sport in the world. The game is played seriously and enjoyed as a hobby by about a quarter billion people of all ages around the world. But no worries, done repeatedly heading the ball, the ball is moving at speeds up to 80 kilometers per hour, can cause brain damage.
Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York studied the brains of 37 amateur soccer players were selected from all over New York City. All play football as a hobby for 22 years on average, twice a week to practice and play at least once a week.