Global News reported on research from UBC’s Okanagan campus that found repeated headers in soccer could damage the nervous system and increase concussion-related symptoms.
Paul van Donkelaar, a neuroscientist and professor at the School of Health and Exercise Sciences, found a significant number of players showed increased levels of a protein which is associated with nerve cell damage. He said that soccer is unique in that protective headgear is not worn, yet playing the ball with the head is encouraged.
A similar story appeared on CTV News.