Cycling and Concussions Broken collarbones and road rash are the most common injuries in bicycle racing but there is growing concern about concussions. With the advancing mentality that the general audience watches for huge impacts, and more risk, this motivates the...
A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association highlighted that CTE or chronic traumatic encephalopathy was diagnosed in nearly 9 of 10 people studied. They studied the brains of former professional and amateur American style football athletes. The...
A Glimpse Into The Future of how Newer Helmets Will Decrease Concussions A recent article in the Wall Street Journal wrote about a new helmet that is designed to decrease concussion in athletes playing football. This new helmet has made it onto the scene in the...
RICKY BRABEC LOOKED POSED TO WIN THE DAKAR RALLY AND WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST AMERICAN TO DO SO. RICKY WAS MORE SERIOUS THIS YEAR THAN I HAVE EVER SEEN HIM. I HELPED HIM WITH HIS MEDICAL EXAM FOR THE RACE. I SPOKE WITH HIM AT LENGTH SHORTLY BEFORE THE DAKAR AND IT...
With the 2019 Dakar Rally getting ready to kick off, I thought I would write a post about the 2018 Taste of Dakar event in Gold Point, Nevada. I initially got the call from Kellon Walch, who is co-driving with Robby Gordon in this year’s Dakar Rally. I would know...
