Concussion articles
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Blood Test To Detect Concussions With Remarkable Accuracy Could Have Huge Impact On Football
The NFL’s and NCAA’s approach to diagnosing concussions currently leaves a lot to be desired, but that may no longer be the case in the near future now that the FDA has given a revolutionary new blood test its seal of approval. The fact that football players started wearing helmets around a century ago means […]
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Collingwood Star Nathan Murphy Retires From AFL At Only 24 After Multiple Concussions
24-year-old Collingwood Football Club player Nathan Murphy has announced his retirement, citing concussion issues as the reason behind his exit from the game. After being absent from the field since he was subbed out of the 2023 Grand Final due to a concussion, Murphy has medically retired from the AFL. Following the announcement of his […]
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Collingwood’s Nathan Murphy forced to retire from AFL due to concussion
Pies 2023 premiership player calls time on career at age 24‘My priority is on ensuring I live a full and healthy life,’ he saysCollingwood player Nathan Murphy has been forced into early retirement on medical advice, due to a string of concussions sustained by the 24-year-old throughout his AFL career.The 2023 premiership player suffered the 10th concussion of his career in last year’s grand final and was ruled out of match simulation training on the eve of the season in February. He has not...