Kids and concussions

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TweetThere is a load of research out there.
I am wondering about it because I know a kid who got a concussion last week playing hockey and his dad is having a hard time keeping the kid from playing this weekend. He is the best player on the team and everyone is counting on him. He is still having headaches. The doctor told them not to let him play. That pretty much seals it since the coach could probably be liable if something horrible happened. But there was still some debating as to whether he plays or not.

The research on the subject shows that there is an accumulation of the same protein found in abundance in alzheimers brains. Tau Proteins occur with degeneration of brain tissue from a concussion or alzheimers. Leaving the person susceptible to depression, confussion, memory loss, dementia, aggression,chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The worst part is that the damage might not show up for years, or it could be weeks or months after the concussion when the depression and shit hits. I think some of it is genetics. Some peoples brains recover better than others.

Ive definitively had concussions in younger years. I mean, what can we do? Try to live healthy and feed our brains the right nutrients is all we can do.
Same with the kids. I would think it could be tough having kids who are competitive, which is great, yet wanting to protect them from long term damage to themselves.

[jipped genes]

Tweeti let my Son spar at Thai boxing. he was knocked down and wobbled a few times, never out but i wont let him do it again no matter how much he begs. i did research too and i feel multiple concussions in a developing brain can reduce quality of life in the later years.

when he is 18 i cant stop him but until then i would edge on the side of caution. especially going within 10 days of a concussion. most likely he would be fine but does anyone want to take a chance no matter how small?