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. SPORTS MEDICINE : MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: CONCUSSIONS : SPORTS: FOOTBALL: PROFESSIONAL: Sports Medicine Expert: NFL Lags on Concussions Sports Medicine Expert: NFL Lags on Concussions BY CARLOS MONARREZ FREE PRESS SPORTS WRITER Detroit Free Press <http://www.freep.com/article/20100309/SPORTS18/3090305/ 1049/SPORTS01/Sports-med.-expert-NFL-lags-on-concussions> A shorter URL for the above link: <http://tinyurl.com/ykqzxf3> Lions tight end Casey Fitzsimmons and long snapper Don Muhlbach suffered concussions last season, and the NFL this off-season announced stricter guidelines on allowing players to return from concussions. Dr. Eric Braverman, a neurologist and sports medicine expert at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, recently spoke with Free Press sports writer Carlos Monarrez about brain injuries and what can be done to protect athletes better. Q: How do you treat brain injuries? A: Today I saw a person: 4 years old, she hit her head. She has encephalomalacia -- a type of traumatic encephalopathy (or brain disease) -- four years later. These injuries last a lifetime. We actually have a technique that deals with them; they're called seizure medicine and nutrients that actually slows the course of the illness. Additional Questions Asked in This Interview Q: Does the treatment just slow the injury or does it cure it? Q: How long should treatment last for brain injuries? Q: As it pertains to the NFL, what can be done to protect players better? Q: What needs to be done to make football helmets better? Q: The NFL recently instituted new guidelines for concussions. Is that a step in the right direction or just a drop in the bucket? Q: Some people say football is a dangerous game, but the players know what they've gotten themselves into by participating in such a violent sport. Is that fair? Q: Does the macho culture in football sometimes prevent players from seeking adequate treatment? Q: Do you ever run into the problem with athletes you treat who are fully honest about symptoms and just want to return to playing? --------------------------------- The complete articles may be read at the URLs provided for each. Sincerely, David Dillard Temple University (215) 204 - 4584 [log in to unmask] <http://daviddillard.businesscard2.com> Net-Gold <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> Index: <http://tinyurl.com/myxb4w> <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> <http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold?hl=en> General Internet & Print Resources <http://guides.temple.edu/general-internet> COUNTRIES <http://guides.temple.edu/general-country-info> EMPLOYMENT <http://guides.temple.edu/EMPLOYMENT> TOURISM <http://guides.temple.edu/tourism> DISABILITIES http://guides.temple.edu/DISABILITIES INDOOR GARDENING <http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/> Educator-Gold <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/> K12ADMINLIFE <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/> RUSSELL CONWELL CENTER SUBJECT GUIDE http://guides.temple.edu/Russell-Conwell-Center THE COLLEGE LEARNING CENTER <http://tinyurl.com/yae7w79> Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o and also http://gallery.me.com/neemers1 Net-Gold Membership Required to View Photos on Net-Gold Twitter: davidpdillard Bushell, R. & Sheldon, P. (eds), Wellness and Tourism: Mind, Body, Spirit, Place, New York: Cognizant Communication Books. Wellness Tourism: Bibliographic and Webliographic Essay David P. Dillard <http://tinyurl.com/p63whl> <http://tinyurl.com/ou53aw> INDOOR GARDENING Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/ http://groups.google.com/group/indoor-gardening-and-urban-gardening SPORT-MED https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html http://groups.google.com/group/sport-med http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/ http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/ http://groups.google.com/group/healthrecsport http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html Please Ignore All Links to JIGLU in search results for Net-Gold and related lists. The Net-Gold relationship with JIGLU has been terminated by JIGLU and these are dead links. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Net-Gold/message/30664 http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/message/145 .