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A New Hope For The CTE-Afflicted

There is a very recent development for athletes (mostly football and hockey players) who have been diagnosed with a variant of Traumatic Brain Injury- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, AKA CTE. As most if not all here are aware, this is a terribly debilitating condition caused by repeated impacts affecting the brain and to this point, nothing could be done to alleviate the suffering or effects.

There is now hope. Researchers at the University of Utah have reported dramatic and lasting improvements using near-infrared light treatment. The treatment so far is in its infancy but has shown great promise and is non-invasive. Matt Dunigan ought to be very interested.

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Whatever this is..... Maybe move it to Gen Pop, pls....

4 hours ago, Noeller said:

Whatever this is..... Maybe move it to Gen Pop, pls....

Why does this bother you? If Tracker posted this here, why do you care?

I know a couple of former CFL players who are struggling with CTE now that they're in their 60's. Hopefully, this will eventually be able to help them. One in particular suffers from depression & worry. At times, he feels like he's losing his mind.

I have issues with my memory at times as I'm aging naturally. I'm certainly not as sharp as I used to be. Even 5 years ago... I forget things & every once in awhile I get confused. I was driving recently & forgot where I was going. There I was, driving on the freeway in Calgary at 100 kph with no clue as to why I was there or my destintion.

I began to panic but after about 15 seconds my memory came back. I thought I was going crazy but apparently from talking to other seniors my age that seems to be a common occurence much to my relief. Just the aging process going on.

I've suffered one concussion that I know nearly 60 years ago when I got hit in the head by a baseball during a game when I was 11 or 12. I don't remember much about the incident. Just that it happened. Without going into details, I suffered for days afterward. I remember crying & my Mother trying to comfort me. I could have had more as I've had my head rocked a couple of times after but I have no idea.

Anyway, for the two former Bomber players that I know, hoping this treatment will someday help them & others.

Edited by SpeedFlex27

Moved this to the General Forum.

While fascinating and potentially impactful, this is not specifically Blue Bomber or CFL related.

Carry on!

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