However, there are still major things that still need to be done, like conducting more research in to head trauma caused by repeated blows to the head. The first diagnosis of CTE came in 2002 by Brain Injury Research Institute doctors Bennet I. Omalu, M.D. and Julian Bailes, M.D., unfortunately “The condition has so far only been diagnosable through the post-mortem examination of the brain”. So, finding whether or not a person is currently feeling the effects of CTE is incredibly difficult to figure out and up until 2016 the NFL has fought to deny the link between CTE and Football. Even in 2016 there are still some NFL team owners who deny the link between CTE and Football. In a recent interview Jerry Jones; owner of the Dallas cowboys, said that a like between CTE and Football is “absurd”, and that “there simply isn’t enough data.” Which coincidentally, is the stance that most NFL owners have towards the link between the
However, there are still major things that still need to be done, like conducting more research in to head trauma caused by repeated blows to the head. The first diagnosis of CTE came in 2002 by Brain Injury Research Institute doctors Bennet I. Omalu, M.D. and Julian Bailes, M.D., unfortunately “The condition has so far only been diagnosable through the post-mortem examination of the brain”. So, finding whether or not a person is currently feeling the effects of CTE is incredibly difficult to figure out and up until 2016 the NFL has fought to deny the link between CTE and Football. Even in 2016 there are still some NFL team owners who deny the link between CTE and Football. In a recent interview Jerry Jones; owner of the Dallas cowboys, said that a like between CTE and Football is “absurd”, and that “there simply isn’t enough data.” Which coincidentally, is the stance that most NFL owners have towards the link between the