Sportsmen With Motor Neurone Disease

In recent years, several high-profile British athletes, including rugby league’s Rob Burrow, rugby union’s Doddie Weir, and footballer Stephen Darby, have spoken out about their experiences with Motor Neurone Disease.

Other sportsmen who have the disease are Juan Carlos Unzué, a Spanish footballer and manager, and Moamen Zakaria, an Egyptian footballer. Jim Poole, an American baseball player. Emanuel Morales, an Argentine footballer. Mark Kirton, a Canadian ice hockey player, Tim Green (born 1963), an American football player, commentator and author and Kerry Goode (born 1965), an American football player

According to studies, regular and vigorous exercise raises the risk of motor neuron disease in genetically susceptible persons.

Nobody should cease exercising as a result of their research, according to the University of Sheffield team. Motor neuron illness affects about one in every 300 persons.

Because the motor neurons that transmit messages from the brain to the muscles fail, it affects people’s ability to move, speak, and even breathe. It has the potential to drastically shorten people’s lives.