Neil Walker
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RT @AlixPopham: At least the Mod accepts sub concussions cause brain damage, @WorldRugby your turn now 😔😢😡🙏❤️🏉🧠 MoD accepts British Army….
itv.com
In a landmark admission, the Ministry of Defence told ITV News that "thousands" of serving troops are likely to be suffering from brain injuries. | ITV National News
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RT @AndrewW93733842: Holiday reading these same battles are now playing out on an industrial scale in Rugby union for thousands. Cae died a….
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RT @WalesRugby: Lee Byrne sues World Rugby and WRU for brain injuries as new Wales internationals named https://t.c….
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RT @headsafecharity: ⚠️ Footballers are 3.5x more likely to die from a brain disease than the average person. Repeated head impacts, inclu….
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RT @AndrewW93733842: Only last month did I raise the question. We have long since campaigned for dedicated rest yet seasons get longer and….
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RT @AlixPopham: Rugby concussion lawsuit has more than 1,100 former players involved - @WorldRugby 😞😢😡🙏❤️🏉🧠
bbc.co.uk
More than 520 additional former rugby players have joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport's authorities, according to the law firm bringing the case.
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RT @AlixPopham: The Forgotten History of Head Injuries in Sports.Stephen Casper, a medical historian, argues that the danger of C.T.E. used….
newyorker.com
Stephen Casper, a medical historian, argues that the danger of C.T.E. used to be widely acknowledged. How did we unlearn what we once knew?
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RT @WillStewNeuro: BBC News - New Zealand teen dies in viral rugby-style tackle game.
bbc.com
He was critically injured in a game of "run it straight", which has become a social media trend.
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RT @AlixPopham: NOTHING TO SEE HERE @WorldRugby 😡😞😢🙏❤️🏉🧠Essex University on rugby players' brains after concussions | .
gazette-news.co.uk
The research revealed that seven out of eight concussed players still had abnormal brain responses 25 days after injury.
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RT @AlixPopham: Doctor calls for concussion protocols to be revised @WorldRugby
therugbypaper.co.uk
Doctor Ben Jones, a former scrum-half with Northampton, Worcester and England 7s, has called for concussion guidelines to be revised to improve player safety. Dr Jones’ research team have found that...
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RT @AlixPopham: 😞😡😢🙏❤️🏉🧠@WorldRugby @RFU @WelshRugbyUnion @theRPA .@allianz_stad @Allianz @PapaJohns @Dove @umbro @UmbroUK @GuinnessIreland….
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RT @AlixPopham: How advanced imaging techniques enhance rugby injury management PLEASE READ AND SHARE 🙏❤️🏉🧠 @WorldRugby @ProgressiveRug….
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With the rugby season in full swing across South Africa, understanding the risks of head injuries is crucial. This article explores the importance of early detection and advanced imaging techniques...
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RT @AlixPopham: PLEASE READ AND SHARE 😞😢😡👍🙏❤️🏉😡Rugby concussions lawsuit: 'Every position affected' says claim data - @WorldRugby https:….
bbc.co.uk
Rugby concussions lawsuit: 'Every position affected' says claim data
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RT @melliebrampops: They most definitely don’t show the extent of the problem. This is the tip of an iceberg that’s ever growing, whilst….
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RT @AndrewW93733842: Nothing to see here apparently…….or that’s what @WorldRugby would have you believe. Quarter of World Rugby’s test grou….
theguardian.com
One quarter of a group of former elite rugby union players who have participated in World Rugby’s new brain health service programme have been identified as being ‘at risk’
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RT @AlixPopham: PLEASE READ AND SHARE 😞😢😡🙏❤️🏉🧠At last a fitting memorial for Siobhan Cattigan is within sight @WorldRugby. .
thetimes.com
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RT @Tommo33s: I'm so happy and proud to be at @NorwichCityFC love them 💛💚 thank you #proud #football @MrGunny1963 hero .
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