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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Dr Chrys Pulle provides practical and evidence-based recommendations on how best these behavioural and psychological symptoms can be assessed and managed.