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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 11:47:14 GMT -6
Very interesting video. A doctor talks to the MHSA about CTE. I think this may have been shared in the past, but today was the first time I'd seen it. Doctors can't even reach a consensus on what CTE is. A lot of them argue about the definition because most cases show no clinical symptoms and are apparently "asymptomatic." A lot of what's diagnosed as CTE in pro football players is also consistent with the effects of opiod use, which would be expected among beat up pro football players with nagging injury issues. Playing the clarinet in the band has the same risk of dementia as playing football. 1/3 of all heads of neurosurgical departments played football in college. The overwhelming majority of neurosurgeons do not believe contact sports should be banned. www.ihsa.org/IHSAState/IHSAStateArticles/tabid/768/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/1250/The-Football-Decision-by-Dr-Uzma-Samadani.aspxWith Dr. Benet "Concussion" Omalu going around saying crazy things to help promote his new book, I think it's good for us to see this and share it. It's not the most interesting video for non-coaches, but the info needs to be shared.
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Post by maverickrider on Sept 8, 2017 10:50:54 GMT -6
Really great speech that should open some eyes up. Goes to show that the media will jump on one opinion and try and cram it down throats, even though the scientific evidence is not always there.
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Post by silkyice on Sept 19, 2017 11:46:51 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 14:11:35 GMT -6
silkyiceThanks for posting that. I hope more people see it. You'd think that common sense, considering how many men have played HS football in previous generations and never became knuckle dragging, brain damaged, violent headcases, would challenge peoples' assumptions... but common sense isn't very common. Funny they reached out to Dr. Ann McKee, who is the second of the two doctors behind the CTE hysteria along with Bennet Omalu, and she never responded to the article you posted. That woman normally chases all the media attention she can get.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2017 20:26:03 GMT -6
Also... as I've said before, the CTE scare is mostly the work of 2 researchers.
The most famous is Dr. Bennet Omalu--the "Concussion" guy who's back in the limelight lately to promote a new book. Before he diagnosed CTE in Mike Webster's brain, Omalu had an unremarkable career that involved being fired for incompetence from several temporary research positions. He's also done much of his research in his garage and claims he conjures the ghosts of those he's diagnosed and they even give him flat tires and turn on appliances in his house. Seriously...
The other famous researcher is Dr. Ann McKee, head of the "Boston University CTE Center." Her methods are extremely flimsy, but she's well funded by the NFLPA to produce research favorable to their ongoing lawsuit against the NFL. The center she works for was founded by Chris Nowinski in the late 2000s, a former Harvard player and WWE wrestler who retired from pro wrestling after suffering a series of concussions, but not a doctor, even though he serves as co-author on many of her studies. They have literally found CTE everywhere they've looked.
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