A fatal disease threatens soccer players ... get to know it

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A study by the Mario Negri Institute for Medicinal Research in Italy revealed that atrophic lateral sclerosis threatens the lives of soccer players, as soccer players worldwide are more likely to develop symptoms of the disease that has killed the world, Stephen Hawking, 5 times more compared to Without others.

Football players' ALS may develop in 21 years before the general po[CENSORED]tion becomes infected.

It turns out that head injuries and their frequent effects are a risk factor for "untreatable" ALS, and many other brain diseases.

The expected survival rate of the disease, which affects the muscles used in walking and talking, is about 3 to 10 years, but the famous physicist, Hawking, has lived with the disease for more than 5 decades.

Scientists do not know the cause of the disease, but scientific studies indicate that both genetics and the environment play a role in the development taking place.

The Italian scientists, who participated in the new study, will present their findings at the Neuroscience Conference in Philadelphia.

In the study, they reviewed the case of about 25,000 professional soccer players who participated in matches in Italy between 1959 and 2000.

The researchers found that 33 soccer players developed ALS, or an average of 3.2 cases per 100,000 people annually.

When examining the case of soccer players aged 45 or younger, the incidence of atrophic muscular sclerosis was 4.7 times higher, compared to the general po[CENSORED]tion.

"It is important to note that repeated injuries and heavy physical exercises can also be factors that increase the risk of fatal disease among soccer players," said study author Itor Peggy from the Mario Negri institute, for drug research in Milan. "Genetics can play a role in that. There are many deaths among Italian professional footballers, after the disease (ALS)."

It should be noted that previous studies indicated that the repeated effects of head injuries can damage the white matter in the brain, which can affect memory and thinking skills, and can lead to brain damage and even Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, later in life.

Former English footballer Jeff Astel, who died of Alzheimer's disease in 2002, suffered from chronic soccer-related encephalopathy (CTE).

CTE appears to be particularly associated with a headache, as doctors say Astel (59 years old), had a 90-year-old brain, because of his career.

In light of the emerging evidence, activists and groups such as the "Football Association" and Dr. Benita Umalu, who discovered "CTE", urged a ban on young soccer players from practicing headbands.

All sports parties confirm that they are making a great effort to prevent the occurrence of brain concussions in athletes, but research conducted by Boston University said that "head blow" is not the problem, as the researchers explained that the experience of repeated hitting over time increases the risk of brain diseases.