What are the long term effects of football concussions? | Full Episode | SBS Insight

Concussions have been a part of professional contact sport for many years, but what are the longer-term costs of repeated head injuries? In 2019, Jenny Brockie spoke to rugby league legends Steve Mortimer and Ray Price, and former Geelong and Essendon AFL player John Barnes about coping with memory loss, mood changes and other health conditions they feel are linked to head knocks on the field. So what does the scientific community say about head knocks, what do we know about CTE and its diagnosis, and what should professional sporting bodies be doing about this?
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