Rico Petrini is a former 4 year starter at Linebacker with Oregon State University and Hall of Fame 4-sport athlete at Serra High School in San Mateo, CA. During his time playing football, Rico sustained over 15k subconcussive hits and 25+ concussions.
Rico felt that he had survived his time playing with no major lasting impact to himself, until March of 2021 when he experienced 'systemic' failure of his brain and body affecting mood, behavior, sleep, cognitive, and physical functions. Within a six month period, Rico's decline was aggressive and severe, with referrals to multiple medical specialists and hospitals to try and determine the root cause which with every symptom tracked back to neuro in nature.
In July of 2021, Rico was enrolled in a Open Study at the University of Utah on the use of red light for football players with traumatic brain injury and/or suspected CTE. Through the use of red light over the past five years and other supplements or protocols, Rico is now functionally operating at or near his pre-symptom state.
Rico now uses his brokenness to be of service to others in the TBI and CTE community offering support and guidance for persons with brain injury and their caregivers based on his shared experience. You can find Rico at facebook.com/groups/cteandtbiwarriorcircle
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