Female Jockeys Four Times As Likely To Experience Concussion
Feb 14, 2016 11:50:40 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Feb 14, 2016 11:50:40 GMT -5
I don't want to make light of this disturbing study - but - guess it shows males are more "hard headed" - We girls already knew that!
Female Jockeys Four Times As Likely To Experience Concussion
Paulick Report
The Injured Jockeys Fund has released several figures from a study which suggest that female riders are four times as likely to have experienced concussion as their male counterparts. The IJF is encouraging female jockeys to participate in the research, according to dailymail.co.uk.
“It is such an important subject,” said IJF chief executive Lisa Hancock, who experienced several concussions herself during her riding career. “So many of our jockeys, whether they are still riding or retired, have suffered concussion some time in their lives and often more than once.”
The study itself is designed to examine the links between concussions and degenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Read more at:
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-3442812/Injured-Jockeys-Fund-urges-female-riders-engage-extra-research-concussion.html
Female Jockeys Four Times As Likely To Experience Concussion
Paulick Report
The Injured Jockeys Fund has released several figures from a study which suggest that female riders are four times as likely to have experienced concussion as their male counterparts. The IJF is encouraging female jockeys to participate in the research, according to dailymail.co.uk.
“It is such an important subject,” said IJF chief executive Lisa Hancock, who experienced several concussions herself during her riding career. “So many of our jockeys, whether they are still riding or retired, have suffered concussion some time in their lives and often more than once.”
The study itself is designed to examine the links between concussions and degenerative brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Read more at:
www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/racing/article-3442812/Injured-Jockeys-Fund-urges-female-riders-engage-extra-research-concussion.html
