Seems to be so many of them these days, wonder if it was often misdiagnosed in the past?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un...s/cz7rddrrlqno
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Seems to be so many of them these days, wonder if it was often misdiagnosed in the past?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-un...s/cz7rddrrlqno
Almost certainly.
I wonder what changes we will see in contact sports over the next decade in response to the various medical conditions that are becoming more and more commonly diagnosed.
What happened with Rob Burrow was absolutely heartbreaking. Really wish the best for him and hopefully we can get more investigation in preventive strategies for this awful condition.
Dreadful disease. It's very sad news.
Terrible for him and his family. It seems to be a higher percentage diagnosed who are in elite sports. More it seems in rugby as well.
Horrible disease.
Absolutely heartbreaking for him and his family. So brave, just like Rob Burrow and Doddie Weir, really sad news.Quote:
Originally Posted by the other bob wilson
He lives about 10 mins from me
His mad dog academy is still talked about around here, it gave kids who hadn't looked at rugby a massive chance, my oldest knows a few lads who have gone to Uni on the strength of the academy and the chance to do Btec sports Lv3, yes they only got pass's in it because they only wanted to do rugby, but it was enough to get into uni and get a sports degree, one is now working for England rugby
There's an incidence rate of about 1 in 300 in the general population. Its about 1 in 50 for elite sportsmen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hilts
That seemed incredibly high , a quick google said 5000 people in UK have it . Are we looking at different things?Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
"A Scottish study three years ago found that former international rugby players were more than 15 times more likely to develop MND than the general population, and were also more likely to develop dementia and Parkinson's."
That is horrific.
I took those figures from this article. The correspondent used the same figures on the news earlier.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimmy the Jock
The 5000 figure quoted remember are those currently living with the disease- 50% die within 2 years of diagnosis.
It's horrific as you say.
BBC News - Is there a cure or treatment for MND?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrrnxxrwy8o
It’s also heavily linked to the farming industry, not because of the physical side of the work, but apparently due to exposure to pesticides. My ex- father in law (a lifelong farmer) died of MND twenty years ago, and at the time it was just starting to come to people’s notice. Whenever I see someone diagnosed with MND, I’m interested to see if they had any links to farming.