Fragility Of Football: Super Bowl Brain Summit Tackles Medical And Mental Health Issues Impacting Athletes

Lipi Roy, MD, MPH Contributor

The Brain Health Summit was the premier lead-in event to this year’s 33rd Annual Super Bowl Party. Organized by super-agent, Leigh Steinberg (a.k.a. the “real Jerry McGuire”), and human rights activist, Nicole Fisher, the event brought together an interdisciplinary group of experts and professional athletes to discuss sports, health and wellness…Panelist and neuroscientist, Natalie King, PhD, emphasized the need to incorporate mental wellness into everyday experiences. "A holistic, interdisciplinary approach must take cultural issues into account.” Dr. King added, “Resources including rehabilitation services, which improve overall wellbeing, need to be both available AND accessible." Read More Here