Andrew Lavender

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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia

Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

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Andrew Lavender

Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia

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Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia

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Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

Repeated head injury may cause degenerative brain disease for people who play sport – juniors and amateurs included

Where there are players and a game to be won, you can expect some “rough and tumble” on the sporting field. But when do the bumps become a problem for players? And what can we do to protect them from traumatic brain injury?

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Scientia Prof Kaarin Anstey translates the WHO's updated 2026 dementia risk-reduction guidelines changes into concrete actions for opportunistic risk assessment and targeted advice in everyday general practice.