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Raising ALS | Lou Gehrigs Disease & Parkinsons Disease AWARENESS to the NEXT LEVEL!
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Newer football helmets could slash concussion risks, study suggests

Newer football helmets could slash concussion risks, study suggests | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Newer football helmets could cut concussion risk in half, a new study suggests. Researchers found a 54 percent difference in concussion...
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Your Connection to a Concussion Specialist Near You |Sports Legacy Institute

Your Connection to a Concussion Specialist Near You |Sports Legacy Institute | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
ConcussionClinics.org is an online resource provided by the Sports Legacy Institute that is designed to connect athletes, parents, coaches, and other members of the community with local medical providers or clinics that treat concussions.
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Reebok and mc10 team up to build CheckLight, a head impact indicator (hands-on)

Reebok and mc10 team up to build CheckLight, a head impact indicator (hands-on) | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
Concussions have always been a concern for those who play contact sports. However, there\'s been a renewed focus in recent years by the sports community
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The Kevin Turner Foundation Announces Climb For Kevin for ALS/Concussion Research

The Kevin Turner Foundation Announces Climb For Kevin for ALS/Concussion Research | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it
The Kevin Turner Foundation has announced Climb For Kevin, a fundraising expedition to the summit of Africa's legendary Mt. Kilimanjaro to generate awareness and funding for ALS and concussion research.
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A parent's dilemma: Should you let your kid play football?

A parent's dilemma: Should you let your kid play football? | #ALS AWARENESS #LouGehrigsDisease #PARKINSONS | Scoop.it

Former football players suffering from depression and memory lapses, cognitive and emotional dysfunction, weird neurological diseases with hard-to pronounce names, like chronic traumatic encephalopathy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis also known as Lou Gehrigs Disease | ALS. She learned that helmets protect the skull, not the brain, and that even boys as young as Parker could suffer lasting damage. She found herself sitting in the stands at the youth league championship game, chatting with ...........................

 

Sarah Hibbeln's curator insight, December 13, 2013 8:47 AM

This was cool!! It talked about if  your children should play football. What I got from it was football is in the top 3 most concussion sports! This kid was 4 years old and gave 4 or 5 kids a concussion or knocked them out. If I was the mother, if my child hit someone to the ground or knocked them out. I would get up and walk myself down there grab him and leave. Not cheer on for the little kid to do it again, like in the article. This article intersted me and is a good life lesson article.