Reece awaits final all clear to resume full training

[The Dodger]

http://www.sharks.com.au/default.as...waits-final-all-clear-to-resume-full-training




In some positive news Reece Williams has been back on the training paddock and in the gym with the rest of the Sharks squad during the final weeks of 2009 post-season training.
Williams suffered post concussive syndrome with bruising and minor bleeding on the brain following the Sharks match with the Eels in early August.
With the Sharks due to return for pre season training on the 2nd of November Reece will meet his neurosurgeon in early November before being given the go ahead to resume full contact training.
Sharks Doctor David Givney explained the situation regarding Williams.


“Reece has recovered 100% from the post concussive syndrome,” Giveny said. “He is able to run and partake in aerobic exercise and he has been really diligent in the care he has taken. But before he resumes full contact training we'll meet with his neurosurgeon to be given the green light.”
Meanwhile the Sharks finished the 2009 season with a morning of surfing and beach games. Whilst missing Trent Barrett, Luke Douglas and Paul Gallen with Australian training commitments and Luke Covell currently with the New Zealand squad the players are certainly looking forward to an extended break.





Great news.

 

[Mr Angry]

Great news was worried about him.

 

[carcharias]

Did you get to see the little Vid when you went to the website?

Poor ol Frenzy will throw his computer out the window...

 

[The Dodger]

Did you get to see the little Vid when you went to the website?

yeah the first time it came up, i was at work and had the volume up.

 

[Mr Angry]

MILD traumatic brain injury is emerging as a major public health issue for all high-contact sports in Australia, with many of the hundreds of concussions each week going undiagnosed and untreated.

Nearly 10 per cent of footballers, perhaps more in professional ranks, are knocked out or left dazed and confused at least once every season, an Australian study has found. Players whose brains had been rattled already were twice as likely to suffer further concussions the following season. The study found footballers wearing headgear were less likely to risk this injury but researchers were uncertain why.

Researchers worldwide are now finding links between multiple concussions suffered by athletes in body contact sports during their career and dementia later in life.

Researchers from The George Institute, affiliated with the University of Sydney, identified the high risk of repeat concussion among footballers after following 3207 amateur rugby union players over three years.

A report commissioned by the National Football League in the US and released yesterday showed former footballers were afflicted by Alzheimer's or similar memory-related diseases at 19 times the normal rate for men aged between 30 and 49.

Last weekend the Bulldogs fullback Luke Patten missed the entire first half and the start of the second after being knocked out in his side's first tackle of the match against the Eels in the National Rugby League semi-final.

Mark Stevenson, a senior director at The George Institute, said more research was needed into the risks posed to young players.

''It's vital that we conduct research in this field, so that we build the evidence and more effectively understand the issues,'' said Professor Stevenson after the publication of the study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

''What our research tells parents, schools and those managing rugby teams is that they need to pay particular attention to those players who have sustained a concussion.''

Tony Broe, of the Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, said any blow to the head could be dangerous.

"Any concussion is a brain injury and cumulative concussions are toxic,'' said Professor Broe, who is an expert in traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease and part of a 25-year study of traumatic brain injury.

''They can lead to life-long deficits in control and behaviour, thinking and responding, and may lead to dementia coming on earlier.''

Football’s big headache: key findings

1. Nearly 10 per cent of the players suffered at least one or more Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries every season.

2. Injuries ranged between losing conciousness for up to 30 minutes, loss of memory before or after the incident and feeling dazed and confused.

3. Being concussed once before the season made players two times more likely to suffer further brain injuries during the next 12 months. One footballer incurred six concussions.

4. Footballers wearing headgear were less likely to risk this injury, but researchers were uncertain whether the padding offered protection or the wearer took fewer risks with their head.

5. Players with less than three years playing experience or more than eight years had a higher incidence of brain injuries.

Source: The George Institute


http://www.smh.com.au/news/sport/the-hidden-toll-of-brain-injuries/2009/09/30/1253989954633.html

thought it was relevent here

 

[Frenzy.]

Did you get to see the little Vid when you went to the website?

Poor ol Frenzy will throw his computer out the window...

If you're talking about that thing where that ridiculous bald prik waltzes across the screen like some sort of K Tel salesman I've already had the displeasure of seeing it.

It's an insult to my eyes.

 

[The Dodger]

lol

so why do you have him as your avatar?

 

[roboshark]

Good news

I guess the rumour bout him going to the bottomless $ pit otherwise known as souths was wrong

 

[carcharias]

If you're talking about that thing where that ridiculous bald prik waltzes across the screen like some sort of K Tel salesman I've already had the displeasure of seeing it.

It's an insult to my eyes.

ahhah

that's prety funny.
K-Tel ...are they still going?

 

[Quigs]

OT.. I guess.

Carch there was a great doco on the S.B. arh S a few weeks back about the K-Tell empire and the story.

It was very interesting.

Yes K Tell are still going I believe. The original brother that started it is a Canadian.

It ended up a big family business with brothers and siblings getting involved and then they went bust.

But the smart operating orig brother sued the Canadian bank for re ownership of the K Tel name, then he sued them for giving him bad advice or a shonky loan and got awarded something like 10 mill. so he kicked it all off again.

The show was on a month or so ago I think

Cheers
Declared Idiot #88
Quigs