Tag: Exercise: Football
Correlates of White Matter Hyperintensities ID’d for Former Football Players
Risk factors and biological correlates of WMH differ for former football players and asymptomatic unexposed men
Playing Football Tied to Higher Risk of Parkinsonism, Parkinson Disease
Longer duration of play and higher level of play both tied to higher risk
Footballers’ Concussion Symptom Burden Linked to Hypertension
After adjustment for established risk factors, a graded association was identified between concussion symptom score category and odds of later-life hypertension
Football Players Face Accelerated Aging
Findings show fewer years free of disease at all ages compared with the general population
Head Impacts Up With Intensity Level in High School Football Drills
Cumulative head-impact frequency and magnitude per player higher for live drills among adolescent football players
NFL Drops All COVID-19 Restrictions
NFL lifting COVID-19 protocols comes as cases and hospitalizations continue to decline
No Link Found Between Youth Tackle Football, Neurocognitive Issues
However, premorbid attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mental health conditions tied to worse cognitive or behavioral scores
Professional Football Players at Higher Risk for ALS
Risk for incidence, mortality from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis nearly fourfold higher for NFL players compared with the U.S. male population
Preseason Poses Biggest Risk for College Football Head Injuries
Most concussions and head impacts occur during football practices, rather than games
