A charity that works to support snowsports athletes is urging all skiers and boarders to take a quick online test now! This records your brain’s healthy cognitive function.
In the unfortunate event you suffer a concussion or suspect one, on the slopes or anywhere else in the future, you can take a similar post-traumatic test, and medics will be able to see what has changed and tailor your recovery programme.
The initiative is being driven by the Ellie Soutter Foundation, who have made these tests available at what they believe is the lowest cost anywhere, just €12. Your results are stored on a free app and can be accessed at any point in the future for comparison.
Ellie tragically took her own life on her 18th birthday in 2018, and one theory is that she may have been suffering from a condition known as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), which can be caused by suffering multiple concussions. They’re something Ellie inevitably suffered as she trained and competed in snowsports, and although it was not recognised while she was alive, she displayed many of the known symptoms.
We may not all strive to be elite snowsports athletes as Ellie did, but we can all suffer concussions, and wearing a helmet doesn’t change that, so we should all take and carry a baseline test.
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