"What fucking bullshit advice is this?" Chen Yingxiong took the examination report given to him by the doctor and questioned the club's chief sports medicine doctor Bruckner, who was with him. He was also the club's head coach Daglish and the club's manager Nian Lu.

This is the first time the two of them have met since they had a falling out. This does not mean that they have shaken hands and make peace, but because what happened now requires them to face it together and discuss solutions.

The matter is related to Chen Yingxiong.

This has to start with the large-scale physical examination organized by the club.

It was originally intended to check whether there were any hidden dangers of heart disease among the players.

Unexpectedly, the heart disease was not detected, but the physical examination agency gave Chen Yingxiong a suggestion and attached a long appendix to illustrate the importance and scientific nature of this suggestion.

This suggestion was first passed by the club's chief sports medicine doctor Bruckner. After he carefully read it, he was given to the club's head coaches Darglish and Chen Yingxiong.

The suggestion itself is very simple, in just one sentence: "It is recommended that the player try to use his head to compete for football as little as possible."

But such a simple sentence is like a bolt from the blue for both Chen Yingxiong and Daglish.

The reason why Chen Yingxiong is so capable of scoring is closely related to his heading number one in the world. Many times, when people cannot solve the problem with their feet, Chen Yingxiong can easily handle it with their heads. Especially in a league like the Premier League, which pays special attention to the competition for air balls, it goes without saying how important it is to head.

Now, Chen Yingxiong is not allowed to use his head to hit the ball, or try to hit as little as possible... Isn't that equivalent to killing Chen Yingxiong's leg? Among his goals, nearly half of them are scored by heading.

In other words, if he doesn't let his head score, his number of goals will be deducted at least half! What is this concept? This will instantly turn a world-class shooter into a quasi-first-class shooter...

Of course, Chen Yingxiong could not accept this suggestion, so he simply came to find Bruckner.

The angry Chen Yingxiong naturally could not have any good face when facing the elegant doctor of medicine. He felt that this was a way to cut off people's wealth and was very sinister.

"This is science, hero. You must accept it." Bruckner said calmly, pushing the silver-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. Facing Chen Yingxiong's swearing, he was not angry.

"Science of shit!" Chen Yingxiong spat. "Is there anything wrong with my header? Why do I have to prevent me from using a header?!"

“What is suggested above is to try to minimize…”

"What's the difference between not having to head? If I don't need to head, you'll be happier!"

Bruckner spread his hands: "This is for your health, hero."

"Healthy? Hahaha!" Chen Yingxiong laughed as soon as he heard this. "You go and check out the physical examination report. Who is the healthiest person in the team? Who is the strongest person? It's me!" Chen Yingxiong poked his heart with his thumb, his expression and tone were very proud.

At this time, Daglish spoke: "Okay, hero, calm down. Let's hear the doctor's explanation."

After saying that, he smiled and nodded at Bruckner: "Go to go, Doctor."

Bruckner did not read Chen Yingxiong's physical examination report and the appendix, because these things were all in his mind, so he started to speak.

"As early as six years ago, an Australian neuropsychologist named Rhode Markham found that heading can indeed cause accumulated and long-term brain damage after a large amount of data collection and experimental research. Dr. Markham strongly asked FIFA to cancel the heading in the game last year..."

When Chen Yingxiong heard a doctor calling on FIFA to cancel the header in the game, he couldn't help but sneer. This is really the funny joke he has ever heard. Header is an indispensable part of football. Football without headers... Is that still called football?!

Bruckner glanced at him, and Chen Yingxiong curled his lips: "Okay, you go ahead, Doctor..."

Bruckner then continued to elaborate on this issue: "A medical research report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association also shows that football players suffer from concussions due to repeated headings will damage memory and ability to plan. In addition, the report on football at Santa Ana Hospital in Heldrop, the Netherlands also shows that 39% of football players have shown functional damage in tests to identify planning abilities, and minor chronic brain damage is also related to headings in football games. In addition, the report also shows that 27% of players have experienced one concussion in their sports careers, and another 23% have suffered two to five concussions. Thirty-year tracking research by a European medical institution shows that football players have five times the chance of suffering from brain diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, after retirement."

Chen Yingxiong grinned and didn't care about what Bruckner said. However, the expressions on Daglish and Nian's faces became more and more serious.

"A two-year study on high school football teams has been released recently. The study shows that concussions are likely caused by multiple headers accumulated over time, rather than just one head strike. Purdue University's Institute has studied Jefferson High School football players for two seasons, with twenty-one players completing related studies in the first season and twenty-four completing the second season, including sixteen repeated players. In each season and at the end of the season, the pressure sensor data from each player's helmet was compared with previous brain imaging scans and cognitive tests. The most important hint in the new discovery suggests that concussions are not the result of a single blow, but the total number of hits that occurred throughout the season. A blow to the concussion, as proved, is it insignificant, right?"

Chen Yingxiong shrugged, still an indifferent expression on his face.

"But it is terrible to accumulate. The experiment process is very complicated. I think even if I say it, you may not know what that means. Simply put, they did an experiment to detect the activity of the player's brain when facing a special task. Using the brain imaging technology of MRI functional imaging, you can clearly see the active scene of the brain. This scan reveals that a part of the brain is most active in special tasks. They observed changes in brain activity that imply a player must use different strategies to complete the task, and this is likely due to the decrease in functional strength... For example, when you need to pick up this glass of water..." Bruckner grabbed the cup at hand with his hand.

"When your body is normal, you can easily pick up the cup. But if there is a problem with your brain, your body may not be able to correctly judge how much effort it should be used to pick up the cup. Maybe after you pick it up, the cup will fall back because of the little force you use. This is a manifestation of the weakening of the intensity of your brain function."

"Of course I can grab this cup very easily!" Chen Yingxiong grabbed the water cup that Bruckner had just put down.

"Yes, of course you can. In fact, concussion is a medical term, and it is not necessarily a concussion that has symptoms. The impact of headers on you is subtle. Many clinicians will think that if you don't have symptoms of concussion, it means you have no problem.

However, despite the absence of symptoms, we found that there were actually many changes." Bruckner continued after answering Chen Yingxiong's words. "Scan results showed that the level of changes in brain activity was significantly related to the number and distribution of impacts the athletes suffered. Function did not change but brain activity changed. This result showed that a certain area was no longer used to complete the task. Therefore, although those tiny and difficult-to-discover damage could not be displayed as concussions, it may have an impact on the brain for the rest of his life. This is still an indirect evidence, but this suggests that as the result of all impacts, it is concussion or changes in the brain. The team members in a game The number of head impacts ranging from 20 to 1900 times in the season was accepted, including two players with more than 1800 impacts. The sensors on the helmet show that the impact force on the brain changes from 20 Gaussian units to more than 100 Gaussian units. The worst hit is nearly 300 Gaussian units. A player experienced the impact force of about 20 Gaussian units with a ball over the head. According to statistics, the average number of headers in a game is 8.5 times. But your header is definitely much more than this average, not to mention that your header sometimes is a completely head-on attack method, and you seem to be keen to defeat the opponent with your body..."

Chen Yingxiong shrugged: "This is a man's way of fighting."

"But it's not wise at all." Bruckner shook his head.

"Hey!" Chen Yingxiong rolled his eyes.

"This frequent head-on battle will increase the burden on your brain, although every header and top-strike will not cause any fatal damage to your brain. Quantitative change can cause qualitative change. Experiments have proved that there is a gradually strengthening damage before the concussion occurs, so this suggestion is correct, you should abide by, hero. Don't laugh at the suggestion that football cancels heading, hero. You should know in a 2003 FIFA memorandum to various member associations that referees should not prohibit players from taking measures to protect themselves and not harm others. Chelsea goalkeeper Cech's look should always be clear about what that is, right?"

Chen Yingxiong didn't say anything, but he could see that he was still very dissatisfied.

He knew nothing about the various scientific experimental data listed by this doctor. Although the doctor has tried to describe those very professional words in plain language, he still doesn't understand it. He only knows that he is best at heading, and heading does not make him feel uncomfortable.

He firmly does not believe that he has a concussion or may even have a concussion.

Bruckner seemed to know that he could not convince this stubborn person for a while, so he changed the object of persuasion to the club manager and the team's head coach.

"You two must know Dean Richards (dean_richa)

ds)?”

This question changed Daglish's face. Nian was stunned for a moment, and then frowned.

"He died a year ago and was only thirty-six."

The reactions of the two aroused Chen Yingxiong's curiosity. He didn't know who Dean Richards was, but he really wanted to listen now.

But Bruckner stopped talking!

Chen Yingxiong had no choice but to ask, "Who is that?"

Daglish seemed to be in deep thought, and he was indifferent to Chen Yingxiong's question. However, Nian next to him explained to him: "Dean Richards was a member of England's under 21 national team and played as a central defender. In 2001, he transferred to Tottenham for a high price of 8.1 million pounds, which still set a record of Tottenham's transfer fee. However, if he didn't miss him, Richards was forced to retire due to head illness. He often said that he would feel dizzy on the court, which interfered with him.

In normal games, as a central defender, Richards often headed the ball. A year before he retired, Richards found abnormal brain conditions in his brain when he was undergoing a scan in the hospital, and he began to recuperate for a long time. In the end, although the doctors confirmed that it was not a malignant tumor, this brain disease prevented him from continuing to play, otherwise it would have a very bad impact on his health, so he could only be forced to retire. Many people blame Richards' premature retirement when he was playing for the age of playing on the header to excessive heading, which caused serious brain damage."

Nian simply told Chen Yingxiong the reason why Richards retired, and finally he added: "Last year he died of a brain disease..."

Hearing this bloody example, Chen Yingxiong was silent.

Bruckner saw that Chen Yingxiong was silent and continued to strike while the iron was hot: "In fact, in the football circle, it is not uncommon for players to retire or die due to brain disease. In 2005, Emlin Hughes, a former captain of the England national team, died of brain cancer. In January 2002, the famous English football star Jeff Astor passed away at the age of 59, and the coroner also confirmed that he was suffering from brain damage due to frequent head-on balls in his long career. I don't think you can't live even at 60, hero?"

"Uh..." Chen Yingxiong no longer had a stubborn mouth. Of course, he didn't want him to live until he was in his fifties and caught a cold because of brain disease...

"It is precisely because of brain damage that many medical people suggest that FIFA cancel the header or let players wear helmets like rugby games in order to minimize the damage caused by header to the player's brain. However, many football experts strongly oppose such proposals. They believe that canceling header will cause players to lose important scoring methods, causing the number of goals to be scored, affecting the viewing of the game. Wearing a helmet makes football games funny and inappropriate. Of course, I understand this because I am also a fan. If I want to see twenty-two people wearing helmets running and playing on the court, I will find it very strange... We can't change the trend, but I think we can do something to your health."

The silent Chen Yingxiong suddenly thought of something, and he looked up and asked: "This physical examination report suddenly suggested that I try to use the header as little as possible. Does it mean that my brain has irreversible damage? Even if it is still very small?"

When he asked this question, even Daglish, who had been distracted before, looked up at him in surprise.

It must be said that asking this question made Chen Yingxiong very nervous. He was afraid of getting a positive answer. Does that mean that he will definitely become dementia in the future, or... die early due to brain damage?

Fortunately, this time Bruckner shook his head very resolutely and quickly: "No, your body is indeed better than everyone, so there is no problem in this regard yet. But if you continue playing like this, hero, with the degree of your reliance on heading in the game, I can guarantee that you will definitely qualify. You should know that you are only twenty-three years old and your career is still very long. From your physical fitness, I think you may be able to play until you are forty. If you insist on using your head to hit the ball, you can imagine how much you will suffer.

A few repeated impacts? How much damage will those impacts cause to your brain? What a terrible number will these damage accumulate and eventually become? The reason why this report suggests you individually is because your heading frequency is too high. I think your headings may reach more than 2,200 times in a season... This is a very terrible data. Not just heading shots, but when you compete for the ball in the frontcourt, you will use the head when you pass the ball. For your own health, you should really seriously consider this suggestion, hero."

After hearing that there was no problem with his brain for the time being, Chen Yingxiong breathed a sigh of relief: "I will think about it seriously, but not now, Doctor. I think I have something very important..."

His words were interrupted by Darglish: "No, hero. Doctor is right, you must seriously consider this suggestion now."

This time it was Chen Yingxiong's turn to be surprised.

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Chapter completed!