The Importance of Brain Health in the NFL

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There's a ton of NFL sponsored grants for all kinds of concussion studies cte how do we prevent this how do we make it better and I can tell you from I was there from 13ish to 16 in the NFL it's way better even now. We have two neurologists on affiliate with a league on the sideline and or neurosurgeons we have brain health experts they're also becoming the players also becoming much more cognizant of their their brain health too. Self-policing is really important and the team policing is really important, says North Beach Surgeon Johnny Kim.

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Dr. Matthew Provencher is one of the nation’s leading orthopedic surgeons specializing in the surgical treatment and rehabilitation of injuries to the knee and shoulder.

Captain Matthew T. Provencher, MD MBA MC USNR (Ret.), a native of Barrington, New Hampshire attended Oyster River High School in Durham, New Hampshire and then the United States Naval Academy, where he was appointed the Deputy Brigade Commander (Second in command), graduated with Distinction (Highest Honors) with a Major in Electrical Engineering, and was designated as Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Graduate. He was also inducted into Phi Kappa Phi (The National Honor Society), Tau Beta Pi (The National Engineering Honor Society), and Sigma Pi Sigma (The National Physics Honor Society). During his undergraduate years, Dr. Provencher was also a 4-year varsity oarsman and First-Team All-American at Navy and named Most Valuable Oarsman. He completed his medical education at Dartmouth Medical School where he graduated with Honors and was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society.

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