"What I would also like to see is the medal raise further discussions around #CTE,’’ added Amanda [Paul Green's wife].
"We can’t lose another life like this because it’s just devastating.
“I still have days where I can’t believe we’re where we’re at.
“A day doesn’t go by where I just wish I knew then what I now know about CTE.
“I didn’t even know CTE existed."

#chronictraumaticencephalopathy #AustralianSportsBrainBank #Concussion #braintraum #concussioninsport

https://www.theroar.com.au/2023/02/25/former-great-honoured-in-very-meaningful-and-powerful-way-as-sharks-and-cowboys-set-to-play-for-paul-green-medal/

In Jan 2021 the #NRL said the then new #AFL #concussion rule "is a backward step". And now the NRL is considering mandatory stand-downs. While the sports have "the players' interests at heart", be aware there's a Federal Parliament Senate Inquiry currently on. #senatehearing #australiangovernment #sport #concussioninsport #CTE #returntoplay

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nrl-set-to-make-call-on-mandatory-stand-downs-for-concussed-players-20230219-p5clp7.html

"Queenwood Girls school, which has a proud AFL history with former student Nicola Barr a No.1 draft pick, did not take part in the Independent Girls competition after the school deemed the sport too great a risk to a female adolescent's developing brain."

#concussion #concussioninsport #brainhealth #braininjury #education #school #sport #australianrulesfootball #football #girlssport

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/school-bans-australian-football-as-risk-of-brain-trauma-too-great/news-story/2c16000dff64e90f19c1728f7f113d29

Had a great night talking #concussion awareness and research to a packed out Seaford #football #netball club, along with Executive Director of Concussion Legacy Foundation Australia Annitta Siliato. Thanks for having me.
#concussioninsport
#concussioneducation #concussionawareness

Looking forward to presenting on my #concussion #research at the upcoming #ACU high performance seminar series on Thursday 9 Feb in #melbourne
#concussioninsport #braininjury #athletes #science #neuroscience #neurotrauma #sciencecommunication #sport #awareness #football #rugby #soccer #australianrulesfootball #cte

https://aculife.acu.edu.au/FHSHPS/rsvp_boot?id=45369

Pretty disappointing news overnight from International Football Association Board (IFAB) who have rejected the proposal for a trial for temporary concussion substitutes. Their justification saying that the stakeholders "couldn't agree" appears to be political spin on the situation. However, while concussion protocols can be improved generally in all sports, I am surprised that IFAB do not look to these sports and their head injury assessments for guidance on developing their own system. Despite the rhetoric from these sports saying they "consult the science", all these sports work in silos. Stop kicking the can down the road...

#sportsconcussion #concussioninsport #CTE #braininjury #sport #neuroscience #sportsscience #sportsmedicine

Great chatting to Andrew Donnison and AJ Mithan on their show A Sporting Discussion on #concussioninsport Thanks for having me!
#concussion #braininjury #science #sciencecommunication #neuroscience #football #soccer #australianrulesfootball #rugby #sportsofallsorts

https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/a-sporting-discussion/episodes/23321-a-sporting-discussion-8-january-2023

Looking forward to being on 3RRR fm this Sunday morning (8 January) between 9-10am on A Sporting Discussion with sports journalists Andrew Donnison and AJ Mithin to talk about the latest developments in #concussion in #sport. 🧠🏉🏈⚽️⚾️
Tune in 102.7 (Melbourne 📻) or online.

#concussioninsport #science #sciencecommunication #ScienceMastodon #neuroscience #sportsscience #exercisescience #sportsmedicine #football #soccer #rugbyleague #rugbyunion #australianrulesfootball #sports

Interesting headline in regional #fairfax news mastheads today, even though I explicitly said, and quoted in the article, we were not about stopping sports (there's a difference between "modifiy" and "limit"). However, the message that #concussion is a brain injury and not just a #headknock did come through, and that we need to take this #injury far more seriously than it currently is (despite the rhetoric from the sports). #sportsconcussions #concussioninsport #braininjury #sport #football #rugby #australianrulesfootball #afl #nrl

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8033815/calls-to-limit-contact-sport-amid-findings-concussion-linked-to-depression/?cs=14264

#newpublication
Just published #openaccess in the last week. Our study looking response time data in retired contact sport athletes with a history of repetitive head trauma and #concussions completing cognitive and somatosensory testing. We found no differences in outcomes (i.e., accuracy and/or errors) but we did see a significant difference in response times. The takeaway? Similar to previous studies, retired contact sport athletes can complete basic cognitive testing as accurately as aged-matched controls, but they take longer to respond. The analogy in explaining to these individuals, their families, and the wider lay public at seminars, is like driving a car with the breaks on. #openscience #science #concussioninsport #research #neuroscience #transcanialmagneticstimulation #tms #Somatosensory #neurophysiology
https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5142/7/4/109

Spreading the word about #concussioninsport presenting on the latest #science to Knox City Council information night to sports clubs on behalf of the Concussion Legacy Foundation Australia. #scicomm #sciencecommunication #concussion #cte #education #research

"#CTE is a disease of exposure," Professor Alan Pearce from #Latrobe University said.
"We have a lot of players who might have had one or two concussions, but they're likely to have had probably 20,000 or 30,000 smaller hits.
"That's not just in #football, or #rugby, but you know it's in other sports as well. It's in the military, we've even got concerns about domestic violence.
"We [researchers] have never been about anti-sport or anti-football or rugby or soccer … the message we are trying to get across is that we want to have a safer sport," Professor Pearce said. #concussioninsport #concussion #chronictraumaticencephalopathy #sport #athlete #mTBI 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-04/qld-sport-football-cte-brain-disease-injury/101688556

Speaking on #ABCNews24 on the upcoming Senate Inquiry into #concussioninsport today.

Having some #science fun in the lab with BMX Olympic hopeful Liam Quinlivan 😀🚴‍♂️🧠 #neurophysiology #concussioninsport

Disappointing to see #concussion protocols being enacted in the FIFA World Cup. Any signs and symptoms of concussion after an impact requires the player to be removed from play. Athletes are conditioned to continue playing, so they will argue to remain on the field, sometimes aggressively (aggression also being a sign). Research shows that concussed athletes are not in a position to make a decision to continue playing and team medical staff need to protect athletes from themselves. #concussioninsport #braininjury

https://theathletic.com/3918567/2022/11/21/fifa-concussion-protocol-ali-beiranvand-iran/

"A [concussion in sport] conference rule allows just 7 of the 29 writers to block language in the [consensus] statement, potentially creating another barrier to the group agreeing to phrasing that links head trauma to #chronictraumaticencephalopathy (C.T.E.). The consensus-statement writers include many doctors who do not specialize in degenerative brain disease yet advise the National Hockey Leage, Australian Football League and other leagues." #CTE #concussioninsport #braininjury #sport #nfl #afl #Fifa #ioc #worldrugby #nrl

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/08/sports/football/cte-brain-trauma-concussions.html