http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/26/cbs-reports-on-nfl-concussion-stance/ A blog about patient empowerment, advocacy, safety, consumerism and tools to navigate the dysfunction of American health care. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:50:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://trishatorrey.com/2007/06/26/cbs-reports-on-nfl-concussion-stance/comment-page-1/#comment-340 mark Wed, 27 Jun 2007 12:14:02 +0000 http://trishatorrey.com/?p=274#comment-340 Neuropsych testing will do nothing to help players in retirement. Dan Morgan, Palamalu and Roethlisberger are all under IMPACT testing now.Currently they are not being removed from the games long enough. Their post concussive lives will be the same as the retired players of today. The league must mandate an on field preventitive proven to help reduce concussion in Patriot players. Their own video replay statistics confirm the retainer like jaw stabilizer designed by the Tufts head and neck specialist who treats the Patriots. This is one of the reasons a separation from boxing has been the focus of the concussion committee, concussion in boxing creates white spots on the brain proven in study, now with the recent cases prove football is the same. Blows to the unprotected mandibular nerve may be the connection. This Theory is backed by the fact Ted Johnson say's he had thirty concussions wearing the Maher mouth guard, Yet he has no white spots on his brain, the only player with such claims who does not have white spots or Vaso spasms. Dr.Maher recently stated he has a good jaw, but he has had helmet problems. He actually split a helmet, he may have been having concussion from blows to the crown of the head his tackling style. ESPN has suggested players on enhancers experience these concussion like symptoms. This is plenty of information for an NFL funded study, the smoking gun was their ten years ago, that is the problem. Neuropsych testing will do nothing to help players in retirement. Dan Morgan, Palamalu and Roethlisberger are all under IMPACT testing now.Currently they are not being removed from the games long enough. Their post concussive lives will be the same as the retired players of today. The league must mandate an on field preventitive proven to help reduce concussion in Patriot players. Their own video replay statistics confirm the retainer like jaw stabilizer designed by the Tufts head and neck specialist who treats the Patriots. This is one of the reasons a separation from boxing has been the focus of the concussion committee, concussion in boxing creates white spots on the brain proven in study, now with the recent cases prove football is the same. Blows to the unprotected mandibular nerve may be the connection. This Theory is backed by the fact Ted Johnson say’s he had thirty concussions wearing the Maher mouth guard, Yet he has no white spots on his brain, the only player with such claims who does not have white spots or Vaso spasms. Dr.Maher recently stated he has a good jaw, but he has had helmet problems. He actually split a helmet, he may have been having concussion from blows to the crown of the head his tackling style. ESPN has suggested players on enhancers experience these concussion like symptoms. This is plenty of information for an NFL funded study, the smoking gun was their ten years ago, that is the problem.

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