Publications by authors named "Ahmed Thanoon"
Importance: Although professional soccer players appear to be at higher risk of neurodegenerative disease, the reason remains unknown.
Objective: To examine whether heading frequency is associated with risk of cognitive impairment in retired professional soccer players.
Design, Setting, And Participants: A UK nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted between August 15, 2020, and December 31, 2021, in 459 retired male professional soccer players older than 45 years and registered with the Professional Footballers' Association or a League Club Players' Association.
Background: Previous studies based on death certificates have found professional soccer players were more likely to die with neurodegenerative diseases, including dementia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether retired professional male soccer players would perform worse on cognitive tests and be more likely to self-report dementia diagnosis than general population control men.
Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted between August 2020 and October 2021 in the United Kingdom (UK).
Introduction: Professional footballers commonly experience sports-related injury and repetitive microtrauma to the foot and ankle, placing them at risk of subsequent chronic pain and osteoarthritis (OA) of the foot and ankle. Similarly, repeated heading of the ball, head/neck injuries and concussion have been implicated in later development of neurodegenerative diseases such as dementia. A recent retrospective study found that death from neurodegenerative diseases was higher among former professional soccer players compared with age matched controls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF