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Originally Posted by Skybird
I knew that American Football is not really a healthy sports, but that the serious injuries and traumata as well as the suicide rates due to brain degeneration processes is THAT high, I did not know. At a professional level at least, a good amount of reality denial seems to be part of the deal.
In German, sorry.
http://www.welt.de/sport/article1243...ig-bleibt.html
Add to that the immense weight and fat problem of certain player groups. That will take revenge on their bodies after their careers as well.
It seems to me it is a player processing industry. |
I can't read German, so I only have what you wrote to respond. I have been working also in sports medicine for the past 13 years. From what you wrote, it seems the article may be exaggerating reality. Right now there is no proven link between concussions and suicide. It is suspected and is currently being studied. That is all we know right now. Although there is a small number of NFL players that are too fat, there is not necessarily an overweight problem. As far as your opinion of "not a healthy sport." I will agree that serious injuries are greater than in other sports. I do disagree that it is "unhealthy."