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This past February, the first NFL Brain Injury Group meeting was held in Palm Beach, Florida. The relationship between professional football and brain injury has been heavily discussed in the media during the past few months.
In fact, the issue has even gone to Congress. Earlier this year, congressional hearings were held to look into the link between professional football and dementia, and other signs of brain injury. This was a follow-up to a compete hearing conducted last October in Washington, D.C. During that hearing, the NFL received severe criticism for the manner in which it has handled the issue of brain injuries in football players. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell testified about his league's concussion policies. The league has since agreed to several changes in the rules to minimize the risk of brain injuries.
The Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee consists of professional athletes, current and past NFL players, doctors, and scientists. The committee was formed as a forum for discussion of brain injuries in professional football, the latest research linking injuries to football, as well as safety recommendations to prevent injuries.
The Committee is named after athletes Reggie White, who died at the age of 43 after his retirement from professional football, and John Mackey, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease.
California brain injury lawyers know that getting the NFL to admit that there is a high risk of brain injury caused by continuous blows to the head has been no easy task. The NFL's Dr. Ira Casson testified at the hearing earlier this year that there wasn't enough evidence to determine whether repeated head blows could cause long-term brain damage. However, in December 2009, an NFL spokesperson made a startling admission - that medical research had proved that repeated concussions can cause long-term problems.
The League has instituted stricter return-to-play guidelines for players exhibiting concussion symptoms, requiring each team to enlist an independent neurologist as an adviser. With the new safety measures being taken, we hope to see a decrease in brain injury caused by the game of football.
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