Concussion risks are outweighed by benefits of amateur sport, study finds

Concussion risks are outweighed by benefits of amateur sport, study finds

Surprise results from analysis of 15,000 individualsRisks in professional sport are different, authors stress

A major new study has found that concussions in amateur sport are not linked to greater long-term risks of cognitive decline – and that playing sport may potentially have a “protective” effect on the brain.

The surprise results – published in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry – were based on analysing lifetime concussion histories from more than 15,000 participants aged between 50 and 90, making it the largest study of its kind.

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