- Surprise results from analysis of 15,000 individuals
- Risks in professional sport are different, authors stress
A major new study has found that concussions in amateur sport are not linked to greater long-term risks of cognitive decline – and that playing sport may potentially have a “protective” effect on the brain.
The surprise results – published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry – were based on analysing lifetime concussion histories from more than 15,000 participants aged between 50 and 90, making it the largest study of its kind.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/sep/04/concussion-risks-outweighed-by-benefits-amateur-sport-study-finds
Author : Sean Ingle
Publish date : 2024-09-04 04:00:32
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