Carson: You know, I've been following the whole traumatic brain injury head - banging
concussions issue for years and years and years, only because I was diagnosed back in 1990 with post concussion syndrome.
Not exact matches
If it wasn't
for the
concussion issues that slowed Crosby a few
years back, his track record would be even more stunning.
Most wrote to congratulate, thank, and / or applaud me
for having the courage to post such a thorough, candid, and critical review, one which was informed by my
years covering the
concussion issue, not by all the media hype surrounding the film.
As someone who has been writing about and following the
concussion issue for many
years, and as the producer and director of the new high school football
concussion documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer», I have been in the unique position of having direct, first - hand experience with with all football helmets and helmet impact sensor technology, and of having addressed the
issue of whether the addition of such sensors to a football helmet would likely void the NOCSAE certification and manufacturer's warranty.
In the four
years since it was
issued, the SCAT2 became one of the most widely used tools
for assessing
concussions on the sports sidelines (8), but, as a 2013 meta - analysis notes, «a number of concerns have been expressed about» its design and scoring (7).
The Garden State lawmakers this week
issued a press statement announcing the NFL support
for the
Concussion Treatment and Care Tools (ConTACT) Act, which would authorize a five -
year grant program
for states to «provide professional development
for athletic trainers and coaches and ensure schools have adequate medical staff» to recognize and treat possible
concussions, according to a press release.
The projects will be supported largely through a $ 30 million donation made last
year to the Foundation
for the National Institutes of Health by the NFL, which is wrestling with the
issue of
concussions and their impact on current and former players.