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For Petes sake..............we are talking of specifically basketball and
concussions!These days of specialists for everything, we are building namby
pamby beings,with no faith in the human body to build its own defences.So we
have weak immune systems due antibiotics , pills,and scans for everything,
psycomatic diseases. Nobody said do not beware of concussions which can be if
you hit your head against the door or even another persons head etc.It can
happen in any sport,and anyhow, anywhere.So don't scare children away from
participating in basketball. And pray ,are you an expert in the above fields?
--- On Mon, 20/9/10, Bosco D <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Bosco D <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Goanet] Head injuries among Teenagers playing basketball on the
rise
To: [email protected]
Date: Monday, 20 September, 2010, 8:28 AM
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I find the dismissive comments below disturbing. And a lack of understanding of
the seriousness of concussions, especially within youth sports, even more
disturbing.
Here is a recent news report:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE67T2TJ20100830
And here is a link I have passed on to parents over the years in my field of
play:
http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/sports/index.html
I think the experts on Goanet in the above field should address issues such as
this that may affect youth in Goa rather than argue endlessly about God,
Science, Life and other topics that end-up in dysfunctional threads. Get off
the carousel, you guys!!
- B
PS. I do not watch nor vouch for the content of Dianne Sawyer's programs
-----Original Message-----
From: John Gomes
> I agree with Frederick Noronha that this sort of reaction based on
> one interview is immature.By all means report it, but do not jump to
> general conclusions.There maybe many other reasons why this one girls
> neck was affected by basketball. No heading like in football is done,
> and all games require turning the head .In fact concussion due
> hammering of head due basketball is unimaginable!.As a basket ball
> player of repute myself (inter -college/Maharashtra),I find this
> "Protect your children" warning overeacting and scaremongering!
>> From: Frederick Noronha
>>
>> Hi Filomena, Is this a statistically-significant enough figure to be
>> concerned about? Or is Diane Sawyers doing what we in the media
>> often do -- take episodic evidence and talk about it as if it is
>> something worth serious worry about?
