[Ansteorra] Very interesting story on concussions

[Jean Paul de Sens]

I don't know Liam... there's several times I've been hit in the head hard
enough that I got an instant headache.  Conventional wisdom is that those
are mini-concussions.  And I do remember times following those kinds of hits
where I was not mentally at 100%.  I worry about the mass of my helmet being
insufficient (mine is only about 7 lbs), and have thought about going to a
heavier helmet just to protect my noggin better.

Granted, I agree we don't need any rule changes, but as experienced
fighters, we need to watch out for all of our friends, old and new, when
they get a new helm, and make sure it has sufficient mass to keep them from
harm.

JP

Qui mieux fait, mieux vault.


On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Liam Gordon <cenliamgordon2005 at gmail.com>wrote:

> I agree that head injuries are serious business.  TBI (Traumatic Brain
> Injury) is not fun to deal with, whether you have it or you have a loved
> one
> or a friend with it.  Those in the military have more than likely been
> exposed.
>
> Personally, I do not believe that what we do in this game will cause TBI to
> our heavy fighters.  Yes, we get hit in the head, a lot.  Yes sometimes
> those shots are pretty hard, but between the mass of the helm, the padding
> and the fact that we're not running then, bam, we all of sudden stop like
> we
> just got tackled vie a vie a linebacker...
>
> Well, ok, there is a Fiacha out there but he's a teddy bear, unless you're
> a
> skinny bean pole like Ioannes Dalassenos... Just ask Ioannes the next time
> you see him, he'll tell ya the story... Hehehe)
>
> Do our armor rules need to change? No.  We just have to be more cognizant
> of
> our selves and our bodies.  And if we feel that our own armour isn't good
> enough, then change it.  Make sure that you feel safe in your own armor...
> That's the key.
>
> Liam
>
> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM, <deddy2 at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > I heard this on NPR the other day. Interesting and scary.
> >
> >
> >
> http://www.npr.org/2011/01/20/133053436/brain-injuries-haunt-football-players-years-later
> >
> > I know I'll look more closely at my helmet padding.
> >
> > Grace and Peace,
> >
> > Jovian
> >
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