Medical X-Press – Christine Zeindle
The soccer ball is racing at a speed of 80 km/hr when the player uses their head to redirect it and score. Their team wins the game—but at what cost? UBC Okanagan research suggests the price is high. The study shows that repetitive impacts of a soccer ball on a player’s head could cause damage to the cells of the nervous system. These findings, published recently in the BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine, have implications for the more than 270 million soccer players worldwide. (more)