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Melbourne researchers call for extension to mandatory AFL concussion recovery period
Melbourne scientists are calling for the AFL to extend their mandatory recovery time for concussions to 30 days after finding the current 12-day rest is not long enough for footballers to make a full recovery. This year the AFL implemented a rule that when a player is seriously concussed they must sit out for 12 days – twice as long as last year. Researchers from the Department of Neuroscience at Monash University reported – after comparing MRI scans of injured players with non-injured players – footballers were still showing serious signs of injury and brain damage after 12 days. They are also pushing for more rigorous concussion testing for players. The move comes as the Victorian Coroner prepares to look into the AFL’s response to head injuries following the death of Richmond footballer Shane Tuck last year.
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Melbourne scientists are calling for the AFL to extend their mandatory recovery time for concussions to 30 days after finding the current 12-day rest is not long enough for footballers to make a full recovery. This year the AFL implemented a rule that when a player is seriously concussed they must sit out for 12 days – twice as long as last year. Researchers from the Department of Neuroscience at Monash University reported – after comparing MRI scans of injured players with non-injured players – footballers were still showing serious signs of injury and brain damage after 12 days. They are also pushing for more rigorous concussion testing for players. The move comes as the Victorian Coroner prepares to look into the AFL’s response to head injuries following the death of Richmond footballer Shane Tuck last year.
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