I’ve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause – we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously
- Written by Alan Pearce, Professor, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Health Science, Swinburne University of Technology

Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian rules football should remove the “bump” once and for all.
Bringing this weighty issue to greater prominence are the former...