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04/10/2007 Archived Entry: "Boxing Related Head Trauma Study"
Boxing Related Head Trauma Study
Retired Boxers Foundation Medical Advisory Board Member, Beth Adams, M.Ed LRC, Neurotrauma Rehabilitation Specialist, does study on retired boxers in nursing homes.
Press Release
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- The Retired Boxers Foundation is looking for information from family members of retired boxers residing in nursing homes, to assist RBF Medical Advisory Board Member, Beth Adams, M.Ed LRC, Neurotrauma Rehabilitation Specialist who is conducting a study. Beth is looking for information on former boxers who may be currently residing in a nursing home due to Pugilistic Dementia, Alzheimer's or some form of neurological difficulty. If you are a spouse, parent, sibling, relative, significant other, or in some way connected to a former boxer with these conditions, Beth would like to hear from you.
Please contact her directly at: Beth A. Adams M.Ed LRC, Neurotrauma Rehabilitation Specialist, 978-741-0100 or email wearyourhelmet@aol.com. You can also visit her website at www.concussionrehab.com.
For more information on the Retired Boxers Foundation, visit our website at www.retiredboxers.org . The mission of the Retired Boxers Foundation is to assist retired professional boxers in the transition from their glorious days in the ring, to a dignified retirement. It was founded by Alex "The Bronx Bomber" Ramos, former 4 Time New York Golden Gloves Champion and 1984 USBA Middleweight Champion.
For more information, please contact Alex Ramos at (805) 955-9761, or email rbfalex@gmail.com .
