Patrick Risha CTE Awareness Foundation

Soccer ‘Headers’ Acutely Raise Brain Damage Biomarkers Study findings are concerning, but will the world’s most popular sport ban the practice of heading the ball?

A broken arm gets a cast.
A torn ACL gets rehab.
A concussion gets attention.

But what about the thousands of hits that don’t cause symptoms?

Research continues to examine the long-term effects of repetitive head impacts—the routine collisions, headers, tackles, and hits that may never be diagnosed as concussions.

The brain doesn’t keep score based on whether an athlete “felt fine” afterward.

That’s why conversations about brain health can’t begin and end with concussions alone.

Protecting athletes means understanding the full picture, asking difficult questions, and putting long-term brain health ahead of short-term wins.

Because the most serious injuries are sometimes the ones nobody can see.

Protect the brain. Protect the future.

Learn how you can help stop CTE. Visit our website to learn more www.stopcte.org

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