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Old Wed Aug 29, 2001, 06:45pm
GarthB GarthB is offline
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Don't misread me.

I am not attempting to downplay neck injuries or the potential for neck injuries. My oldest son suffered a severe neck injury in wrestling when he as a freshman.

He was paralized from the shoulders down for three days and it scared the hell out us.

His injury was so similar to those caused by spearing in football that he was included in an NFL case study of neck injuries and their relationship to spinal cavity size undertaken by a specialist in Philadelphia.

He shows no signs of his injury today and in fact wrestled two more seasons and played football for three season. We understand how fortunate we are.

GB
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