Chip Scarinzi's Blog - Posts Tagged "cte"

I recently interviewed Dr. Bennet Omalu, the man who first discovered CTE (chronic traumatic encephalopathy) in the brain of Pittsburgh Steelers' Hall of Famer Mike Webster 15 years ago. If you're not familiar with CTE, it's caused by repeated blows to the head common in contact sports like football, rugby, lacrosse, and ice hockey - among others. In short, it's a problem and my discussion with Dr. Omalu centered on the search for solutions.

I'd also love your perspective in the comments re: what contact sports leagues can do to protect its players and reduce instances of traumatic brain injuries.

Admittedly, the post is long... I felt it was important to share the content of our discussion in full, however. Enjoy:

https://medium.com/@ScarinziSports/ct...