Dr Joseph Maroon Speaks out on Youth Football Risks

Youth FootballJanuary 29 2015 – The Washington Times newspaper has just published neurosurgeons Dr Joseph Maroon and Dr. Julian Bailes op ed letter entitled – Weighing the childhood risks of contact sports -Staying on the sidelines carries far more health danger than getting into the game.  In this letter Drs. Maroon and Bailes discuss how a more balanced discussion is needed when understanding the actual risk and occurrence of sports-related concussion especially in youth football.  As they point out today’s organized youth football leagues have evolved and use safety standards that were unheard of 10 or 20 years ago.  Read online article HERE

The incidence and severity of brain injury is one of the hottest topics in sports media today, and it is creating a storm of near-panic in youth sports — especially football.  We worry that the public’s misunderstanding of the available medical research is the gravest threat facing organized contact sport at the youth and high school levels.

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