Football

by John D. Kelly IV, MD

From high-fiber diets to college football and racial disparities, Healio brings to you recent highlights in hypertension treatment and prevention.

Use of individual baseline data in diffusion tensor imaging analysis for traumatic axonal injury after concussion among National Football League players yielded higher sensitivity than comparing data to a normative control group, according to published results.

Weight gain and increased systolic BP in collegiate U.S. football players may be due to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, arterial stiffening and reduced left ventricular diastolic function, according to a study published in JAMA Cardiology.

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BOSTON — Most non-traumatic fatalities that occur in high school and collegiate football players are due to overexertion exercises from coaches, according to findings presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

According to results, seasons of play and playing position in the National Football League are correlated with lasting neuropsychiatric health deficits.

Former National Football League players who experienced more concussions during their careers reported more erectile dysfunction and low testosterone in retirement than those who had experienced fewer concussions, according to findings published in JAMA Neurology.

BOSTON — Concussion risk in high school football is greater for younger players and on practices on turf-based surfaces, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

One of the most effective ways to create meaning in our lives is to serve as a mentor to others. Advising, counseling and showing the way to a younger colleague helps us to get out of ourselves and focus outwardly on the wellbeing of another.