Contact sports increase Parkinson's disease risk
Published Sunday 29 July 2018
By Maria Cohut
Fact checked by Jasmin Collier
Injuries from playing contact sports, such as rugby, boxing, and martial arts, have been linked to a heightened risk of dementia. A new study now says that contact sports may actually lead to other neurodegenerative diseases, and it explains why.
A new study argues that contact sports increase the risk of Lewy body disease, which is associated with Parkinson's.
At Medical News Today, we have covered studies linking brain injury — usually as a result of playing contact sports — with a higher risk of developing various conditions later in life.
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/322613.php
