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How much PROOF do we need to stop kids from playing contact sports?
I just watched Malcolm Gladwell’s speech at Penn State regarding the burden of proof that is necessary before we...
Let’s just call it what it is….Brain Damage
In my opinion, the primary issue with parents and athletes understanding the risks and dangers of contact sports goes to the mislabeling of those risks and outcomes by scientists, researchers, sports leagues and medical authorities. That that has been creating...
Damn, I’m hanging up my rugby boots…for Mac.
See I love rugby, have loved it ever since I got pulled out of a gym when I was approached by this guy in short shorts while I was under a squat rack with over 500 pounds on it. He asked me if I wanted to play rugby and that they were short players. After a short...
Concussions, concussions, concussions everywhere, what about the real danger, subconcussions?
As I learn to twit [tweet] and observe a lot of commentary on social media, I am still amazed at the lack of knowledge regarding subconcussions, contact sports and the links to mental illness. It is crazy to me that the people I follow, PHd’s, PAs, ATs, researchers,...
Attention all Zombies: We need Brain Donations for CTE/TES research!
A few weeks ago, I was honored to take a tour of the Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy brain bank hosted by the Concussion Legacy Foundation (CLF)and Dr. Ann McKee. It was amazing to see the facilities that these dedicated researchers work from to...
IT’S TIME TO REDEFINE CTE
Now is the time for society to recognize CTE as a threat to our children’s and young athletes’ well-being . . .
NFL’s New Concussion Protocols Admit to Significant Neurological Damage
After suffering a severe concussive tackle during a nationally televised football game, the NFL was under severe pressure to answer questions as to why Tua Taravailoa was allowed to play two games within 4 days of each other after suffering what appeared to be a...
CTE is not an Adult Disease
One concern I frequently think about is how the press portrays CTE. The press represents CTE as a disease that primarily affects adults. While it’s true that most cases are men who have committed suicide, violent acts, or have shown significant cognitive degeneration...
Trauma on the Football Field
This week I received a video from a close friend showing a child being concussed by a violent hit on the football field. The video represents everything that we are trying to get parents to understand about concussive and sub-concussive trauma and to prevent their...
Why are we Focused on Concussions Only?
Throughout the journey since Mac passed, we have gained more and more awareness of the real dangers facing our kids. Everyone focuses on concussions and for a good reason. Concussions are immediately diagnosed; they hurt our kids, and they are shocking to watch. The...