Dr Weil's newsletter today: Concussion and PD.

[bcowart]

Interesting. Just one concussion increases your chances by 50%?

drweil.com/health-wellness/...

[GymBag]

Well, I guess my search for a reason is officially over, 56% more likely to develop PD with each concussion .

The following resulted in being knocked out. I do not know how many concussions:

Hockey ( 1)check, head on ice

Lacrosse (1 ) Indian rubber ball (1) stick to the head

Football (3) cracked helmets

Baseball (1) bat hit to the head (catcher)

Boxing (1) My last fight

Snow mobile (1) hit a rock

It a wonder I am still alive, stupid , stupid stupid

Its no wonder women live longer than men, they are smarter.

[M1tz1]

It's no wonder, then, that my late husband had PD. In the days before seat-belts, he had such a severe concussion from a motor accident that he was hospitalized for 3 months and was eventually allowed to return to work for only 2 hours a day.

[Mapleshade58]

Um. Yep. Note how many NFL players have PD. Including my husband.

[chartist]

This 2017 article suggests it may be much worse than previously thought!

bu.edu/articles/2017/cte-fo...

Art

[justhavefun2]

Thanks for sharing! Interesting...

[kaypeeoh]

20 years ago I was treating a horse with colic when she mule-kicked me, sending me flying into a manure pile. Just like the coyote in the road runner cartoons, I saw stars as I was flying into the shit pile. One horse leg left a perfect imprint in my left shoulder, complete with nail-heads, the other hoof shattered my jaw. Too many fragments for surgical repair so they wired my jaw closed for two months. I got very good at talking through a clenched jaw. I did amateur boxing for a while as a teen but never took many hits to the head. I was on the football team in high school but similar to fighting I didn't take many shots to the head.