johnmccainstumor [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months agoAmerican football causes brain damage and the sport needs to be banned. Happy Super Bowl!message-squaremessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1183arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1183arrow-down1message-squareAmerican football causes brain damage and the sport needs to be banned. Happy Super Bowl!johnmccainstumor [none/use name]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square130fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareFishLakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·9 months agoCTE happens in sports without pads, like soccer and rugby. However, Im assuming it’s worse in American football.
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·9 months agoFrom what i understand they found that pads and helmets meant guys could hit each other harder and more often, which lead to more minor cte/tbi events that accumulate over time.
minus-squareJohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·9 months agoyou typically don’t full-tilt headbutt another 250 pound guy in those sports. it’s not that injuries happen at all, it’s the rate, severity, and long-time coverup.
CTE happens in sports without pads, like soccer and rugby. However, Im assuming it’s worse in American football.
From what i understand they found that pads and helmets meant guys could hit each other harder and more often, which lead to more minor cte/tbi events that accumulate over time.
you typically don’t full-tilt headbutt another 250 pound guy in those sports.
it’s not that injuries happen at all, it’s the rate, severity, and long-time coverup.