Sporting codes should change to limit dementia risk: RACGP The call was included in a submission for the National Dementia Action Plan, with traumatic head injuries a recognised risk factor for the disease.
Nearly $11b spent on mental and substance use disorders annually Australia now spends more on mental health and substance use disorders each year than injuries, new AIHW data reveals.
Rest or exercise following concussion? An updated body of work suggests the latter, building on substantial evidence that bedrest can potentially cause long-term risk.
Sports concussions affect men and women differently Female athletes need more attention in brain research.
Soft tissue injuries to ‘soar’ as lockdown eases: Expert But that does not mean injured patients have to stop exercising.
Nearly 60,000 sports-related hospitalisations per year: AIHW Men are disproportionately affected, but the impact of long-term injury is finally moving closer into the spotlight.
Should tennis players be taking the court in Melbourne? Athletes ‘forced’ to compete in Australian Open qualifiers have complained of dry throats, asthma symptoms and even panic attacks related to the city’s smoke haze.
Sport and brain injury: Building the connection Long-term effects of sports-related brain injury are being brought to light, but an expert says broader research is needed.
‘Be a man, toughen up’: Masculinity and mental health in the AFL When former footballer Wayne Schwass heard AFL star Majak Daw had been seriously injured after a fall from a Melbourne bridge, he was deeply shaken.