{"id":137223,"date":"2022-10-05T09:59:46","date_gmt":"2022-10-05T04:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/rugby-players-twice-as-likely-to-get-dementia-because-of-blows-to-head-researchers-say\/"},"modified":"2022-10-05T10:02:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-05T04:32:24","slug":"researchers-say-rugby-players-are-twice-as-likely-to-develop-dementia-from-blows-to-the-head-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/researchers-say-rugby-players-are-twice-as-likely-to-develop-dementia-from-blows-to-the-head-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Researchers say rugby players are twice as likely to develop dementia from blows to the head."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Research shows that RUGBY players are twice more likely to develop dementia due to their frequent head bangs.<\/p>\n

Although ex-internationals lived longer lives than the average, rates of the condition were 2.2x higher than those in non-players.<\/p>\n

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Rugby players had 2.2 times more dementia cases than non-players<\/span>Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both the forward and back were equally affected.<\/p>\n

Parkinson\u2019s disease is three times more common while motor neurone disease, although rare, is 15 times as common.<\/p>\n

These findings were based on a study by Glasgow University that compared 412 ex-scottish players to 1,236 non-players.<\/p>\n

It is becoming increasingly clear that even small bumps can have devastating consequences for years to come.<\/p>\n

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Professor Willie Stewart said: \u201cWe\u2019re finding over and over again that head injury and head impact exposure in sport increases your risk of neurodegenerative disease.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a risk that we need to do something about.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe modern game has just seen the head impact risk go up and up, as far as I\u2019m concerned.<\/p>\n

\u201cPrecautions should be adopted. I wouldn\u2019t stop children playing but I would ask the coach about injuries. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf they don\u2019t understand, go to the next club.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n