CTE in sports

Hello chaps

I was wondering whether you had any resources or discussions on CTE in sports. More and more discussion about this and I guess I’m wary of buying into fear mongering so I’d like to hear your thoughts.

On a personal front, I love judo but I’m slightly concerned about the repetitive throws to the ground. Plus, the strangle / choke holds as well (temporary cutting off blood supply) is a bit of a concern as well. I know there is a risk of concussion in any combat sport but it is the sub-concussive repetitive ground impact with judo that’s got me thinking.

We talked about it a bit in our October 2019 research review and podcast episode #69.

I’m not sure what your question is exactly, but I don’t that high energy impacts to the head are good in general.