Thu.Oct 05, 2023

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The Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Story Isn’t as Simple as It Seems

Sports Medicine Research

Less than half of young adults exposed to repetitive head impacts through sports suffering from mental health and cognitive disturbances before death met clinical criteria for a chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) diagnosis. Other factors may contribute to CTE-like symptoms in this group. The post The Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Story Isn’t as Simple as It Seems appeared first on Sports Medicine Research.

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Poll Results Point to Growing Trends in Natural Pain Relief

Foundation for Chiropractic Progress

According to the International Association for the Study of Pain, low back pain (LBP) is recognized as the leading cause of disability worldwide with the global burden of LBP steadily increasing since 1990. In 2020, that translates to around 619 million people and that number is estimated by the World Health Organization to increase to 843 million by the year 2050.