CBD as a Savior for American Football Players' Brains (CTE)
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a brain condition frequently occurring in American football players
- CTE is most commonly observed in athletes and those who have suffered repeated and severe brain concussions
CW Hemp (formerly CW Botanicals) is a well-known hemp company that, among other things, provides the renowned CBD strain – Charlotte's Web. This strain saved the life of a little girl, now famous Charlotte, who suffered from a hard-to-treat type of childhood epilepsy. CW Hemp focuses on producing high-quality hemp extracts of the highest purity, maintaining supply and providing effective hemp medicine for those in need.
It all began with the aforementioned Charlotte's Web, which could be seen literally everywhere in newspaper headlines and hemp magazines about 3 years ago. However, the company has now decided to focus on a brand new, but no less treatment-needing group – former professional football players suffering from Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, or CTE.
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (Science and Politics)
As described by Boston University and the CTE Center, "CTE is a progressive, degenerative brain disease often seen in athletes (and other types of people) who have suffered repeated brain injuries of various types, such as severe concussions and asymptomatic cases of frequent head impacts..."
"...the disease most often manifests through gradual memory loss, confusion, impaired judgment, self-control and impulse problems, aggression, depression, and eventually progressive dementia."
American football is naturally an activity where concussions and repeated head impacts are almost a daily occurrence. Recently, the discussion about the real danger of this sport and the associated occurrence of CTE and dementia among retired players has been growing. This issue was recently highlighted more due to the film Concussion, which tells the story of Dr. Bennett Omalu. He was the first to discover the connection between American football and CTE in 2002.
"The same topic was brought to the surface by the documentary film from 2013, which, in addition to CTE, also deals with how much professional football organizations tried to sweep this problem under the rug."
As awareness of this serious threat surfaced, studies confirming very promising, positive effects of cannabinoids on the brain and potential therapeutic effects of CBD capable of reversing brain injury also emerged. Along with these findings, a wave of resistance from retired and active football players naturally rose, outraged by the fact that medical cannabis is still considered illegal doping by the sports commission.
CBD as a Treatment for Brain Injuries and CTE
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