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Promising News On the Concussion Front

By Ken Reed, Huffington Post , 07/24/17, 9:15AM PDT

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As big a challenge as sports concussions are — and I think they are the number one contemporary sports issue — there have been some encouraging developments in the sports concussion field recently.

As big a challenge as sports concussions are — and I think they are the number one contemporary sports issue — there have been some encouraging developments in the sports concussion field recently.

Let’s start with neurofeedback training, a new technology that is designed to retrain the brain after years of blows to the head. It’s providing new hope for former players who suffered brain injuries during their playing days.

A pilot study involving the New Hope for the Brain Center in Lakewood, Colorado is showing promise in helping former football players who’ve been dealing with declining brain function.