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Eric Carrier surrenders his brain to science for an unprecedented study (video)

Eric Carrier surrenders his brain to science for an unprecedented study (video)

This is a question that is being asked more and more in the world of sports: what if a header is dangerous for the health of football players? Already last April, A French study conducted by Professor Helen Cassudsel Patrick Duhel From CHU de Bordeaux that practicing repetitive headshots can have consequences for athletes’ brain functioning.

In order to move forward, Professor Stefan Kremer, an official at the Hautepierre Hospital in Strasbourg, launched a new study that had not been conducted before in the world, as the neurologist explains in the documentary. headless soccer ballAvailable on the platform Exploring the team From this Thursday, November 10:There is data in the literature indicating that repeated head blows can lead to morphological changes in the brain. Our idea was to check if, at the end of our career as a professional footballer, we could spot any anomalies either on an MRI or on a neuropsychological level, and find out the possible role, only, of repeated headshots.

Thus, Stefan Kramer and his team will analyze the brains of 45 former professional players. Among them, Eric Carrier, a former French international (10 picks) who in particular has passed by Nantes, OL or RC Lens. With a total of 527 professional matches, the former advisor of Channel + He’s had the opportunity to tie heads together throughout his career. The now 49-year-old explains Exploring the team The importance of this study, according to him:We do not ask these questions. We have to make heads, we do it. It is true that sometimes you can have a slight headache …‘, explains the person who played as a midfielder before sharing his personal experience:When Guy Roux arrived at Racing Club de Lens (in 2007, editor’s note), he felt we didn’t have a very good steering game. He did a lot of exercises for us on this record. Every time I did tougher sessions, with balls that had to be 30m apart and you had to tie heads, I felt like the session wasn’t very helpful.

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In countries such as the United States, England, Ireland or Scotland, addressing is prohibited in youth categories. While the highest officials in world football are somewhat conservative on this issue, Eric Carrier hopes this study will make discussions on the topic less of a taboo:I think very few people want the information. But at least, if we know the address is a problem… we either go there knowingly, or we adapt the practice so that it’s less problematic. This is also the reason I am here. If we have the information, who is hiding it is a problem. I think for several years, there was no desire to have one. We come there. Obviously we always keep our fingers crossed, telling ourselves “provided they don’t find much anyway!”.

Headless Football: Thursday 10 November at L’Equipe Explore

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