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RUGBY players are twice as likely to get dementia because they take so many blows to the head researchers say. Those involved include Englands Ben Kay.

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Former Wales captain Ryan Jones has revealed his fears for the future after being diagnosed with early onset dementia aged 41.

. The man representing 185 rugby union players in a concussion lawsuit against the games governing bodies has warned of a ticking time bomb of early-onset dementia. Former New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with early onset dementia at the age of 41 shining the spotlight on concussion-related illness in former rugby. A major study of former Scottish international rugby union players found they were more than twice as likely to get dementia and had a 15-fold increased risk of motor neurone. Former Wales second row Ryan Jones was diagnosed with early onset dementia in July of this year aged just 41 while former Gloucester forward Ed Slater retired from.

Six Welsh rugby stars now taking legal action after being diagnosed with dementia as catastrophic scale emerges WalesOnline understands five more Welsh players are now part. The former Wales rugby captain Ryan Jones is part of a group of players diagnosed with early-onset dementia and other irreversible neurological impairments looking. Ex-internationals lived longer than average but rates of the. Rugby Dementia and Me.

Jones 41 a member of the British and Irish Lions squad on the 2005 tour of New. The players lawyer Richard Boardman has said he is in touch with more than 100 players from rugby union and league who are reporting early onset dementia symptoms. RUGBY players are twice as likely to get dementia because they take so many blows to the head researchers say. Thompson is one of nearly 200 former players diagnosed with a brain disease suing World Rugby the Rugby Football Union and Welsh Rugby Union.

Ad Alzheimers and Dementia Are Some Of The Scariest Triggering Degenerative Diseases. Damian Hopley the chief executive of the Rugby Players Association has described cases of early-onset dementia among its membership as. World Cup winner Steve Thompson has packed away all his. Men who played rugby union for Scotland are much more likely to develop dementia Parkinsons disease and motor neurone disease than the rest of the population.

Heres some advice. The study included 412 Scottish former international male rugby players who were aged at least 30 by the end of 2020. Recognize The Symptoms And Be Prepared To Tackle Dementia Early On Early Stage. In all Rylands represents more than 185 rugby union players aged in their 30s 40s and 50s.

Former professional rugby players are 25 times more likely than average to experience neurodegenerative conditions like dementia new research suggests. Ex-rugby player Steve Thompsons life has been turned upside down by a diagnosis. For any of professionalisms first generation to be diagnosed with dementia when barely into their 40s. A subsequent announcement of a partnership between the Alzheimers Society and the players unions of football rugby and cricket looks like an actual step in the right direction.

Rugby Dementia and Me on BBC Two on Wednesday 5 October at 2100 GMT and on BBC iPlayer. He is one of a group of retired rugby union players who are bringing legal action against the sports governing authorities because they have been diagnosed with a traumatic. They were matched for age sex and socioeconomic. Thu Dec 10 2020 - 2034.

Peter Jones developed dementia in his 50s. A study of 412. Contains some strong language. Jones capped 75 times and a member of the.

Rugby is now confronted with how early later life can be. Fifty former elite rugby players are being recruited to a study into whether they are more likely to show early warning signs of dementia. Players have already voiced their concerns on the link between rugby and dementia with a pre action letter of claim being issued in 2020 to governing bodies on behalf of 9 ex. The family of a former rugby player is highlighting the risk of dementia related to multiple small head injuries after he died last year.

Watch Head On. BBC Rugby fans have expressed their shock at the lack of support for. 6 October 2022 344 am 3-min read Steve Thompson spoke out about rugby and early onset dementia. Ex-internationals lived longer than average but rates of the.

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