David Balog

Healing the Brain David Balog

Mothers across America are facing a difficult decision: whether to let their sons play football. Brain science has revealed an increasing correlation between head trauma, concussions and CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encepholopathy). Professional football players have (post-mortem) been diagnosed with CTE, a devastating, non-curable disease that causes severe headaches, memory-loss, depression, and sadly, suicide. Moreover, children--who play by the same rules as adults--incur the same repeated damage in brains that still developing. The country's most popular sport stands at an impending moment of decision for all coaches, parents, and children. The future of the sport will be decided in the coming years.