This new decision comes after research conducted by it University of GlasgowShow that "Ex-football players were more than 3 times more likely to die of brain disease".
And in a previous study conducted in 2019, on the relationship of dementia to former professional players, doctors said that "Effects on the brain indicate memory impairment lasting 24 to 48 hours after a series of head strikes.".
It has also been reported "changes in brain scan Football players who take headers".
Experts pointed out that "The new decision of the Scottish Football Association relates to collective responsibility and protecting the health of the player"However, FIFA "Viva"and the International Olympic Committee, have not yet recognized this link.
In this regard, a consultant neurologist, Hisham Al-Hakim, explained to Dr"Sky News Arabia"that "header strikes It affects the brain, but the professional player who reaches advanced levels in football spends years of his life practicing before reaching that stage, and there is no doubt that he was subjected to accumulated blows.".
Al-Hakim emphasized that "most cases Cerebral injuries It is not caused by a direct strike, but by cumulative strikes during previous years".
He continued: "Head blows are one of the causes of brain injuries, but they are not the only ones. For example, there are blows resulting from contact between players on the field, or hitting the head on the crossbar or the ground, and thus the damage is caused by cumulative events.".
Regarding the decision of the Scottish Federation, Al-Hakim said: "The federation made this decision to focus on the players’ readiness to win, and not on them falling and suffering from dementia or long-term memory loss.".
The neurologist also noted that by imaging the brains of many people "MRI"it turns out "There are 8 regions of the brain of women and 3 of men affected by head injuries, which means that women are more affected".
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As requested Scottish Football Associationfrom clubs, limiting exercises that involve repeated head blows to one training session per week, and prohibiting their use in training for the age group under 12 years old.
This new decision comes after research conducted by it University of Glasgowshowed that “ex-football players were more than 3 times more likely to die from brain diseases.”.
And in a previous study conducted in 2019, on the relationship of dementia to former professional players, doctors said that “the effects on the brain indicate that there is a memory impairment that lasts from 24 to 48 hours after a series of head strikes.”
Changes have also been reported brain scan In football players who take headers.”
Experts pointed out that “the new decision of the Scottish Football Association relates to collective responsibility and protecting the health of the player,” but the International Football Association “FIFA” and the International Olympic Committee have not yet approved this connection..
In this regard, a consultant neurologist, Hisham Al-Hakim, explained to “Sky News Arabia”, that “header strikes It affects the brain, but the professional player who reaches advanced levels in football spends years of his life training before reaching that stage, and there is no doubt that he has suffered accumulated blows.”
Al-Hakim stressed that “most cases Cerebral injuries It is not caused by a direct strike, but rather cumulative strikes during previous years.”
He continued: “Head blows are one of the causes of brain injuries, but they are not the only ones. There are, for example, blows resulting from contact between players on the field, or hitting the head on the crossbar or the ground, and thus the harm is caused by cumulative events.”
Regarding the decision of the Scottish Federation, Al-Hakim said: “The federation took this decision to focus on the players’ readiness to win, and not on their occurrence and exposure to dementia or long-term memory loss.”
The consultant neurologist also noted that by imaging the brains of many “MRI”, it became clear that “there are 8 areas in the brain of women and 3 in men, affected by head injuries, which means that women are more affected.”