Congrats Alan Schwarz
Alan Schwarz of the New York Times is a Pulitzer Finalist for Public Service in Journalism. We here at The Concussion Blog thank him for his work; his writing has been top-notch and ahead of the “game”. Congrats Alan!!! The…
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NOCSAE; Alan Schwarz Follow Up
As we mentioned going into the Winter Board Meetings of NOCSAE, renowned reporter on head injuries, Alan Schwarz of the New York Times, was in attendance. Yesterday we posted parts of the press release from Arizona, in this article Schwarz…
Alan Schwarz: Helmets
The most profound writer about the head injury issue in sports is by far this man, Alan Schwarz. I posted yesterday about the AP story from New York about the meeting of NFL minds addressing helmets and concussion safety. As…
Gridiron Heroes and the Movie
Being part of the concussion space there are many different things that come to my inbox. Much of that is garbage and thinly veiled attempts at advertising for something that I am not interested in. A couple of weeks ago…
Head Game Movie Providing Head Scratching Already: UPDATE
UPDATE BELOW Irv Muchnick has been using his investigative nature to find out about the new movie “Head Games” based on the Chris Nowinski book and history. Although the use of alternate media is a wonderful thing and that this…
UPMC and Recovery Predictor?
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and its concussion program have released what they think is a new model to predict how long each individual may take to recover. Lead researcher on this topic is Dr. Micky Collins who stated…
Gaining Momentum
As I began the blog there were plenty of people who told us that what we were doing was “nice” but it will have little effect on the concussion issue. The easiest and actual response was “so what?” I honestly…
Pioneer Moving On
There is one person in the media that can be classified as the pioneer of “concussion coverage”, his name is Alan Schwarz. Since roughly the mid-2000’s Schwarz has been on the beat of national stories involving concussions. He was recently…
Muchnick’s 5 Key’s To NFL Concussions
Irvin Muchnick is a writer and investigative journalist who previously mainly focused on the WWE. Muchnick has changed gears a bit and started Concussion Inc, a website focusing on the head injury issue. Irv posted, via Beyond Chron, today on…
Irv Muchnick: Two Articles
Irvin Muchnick is a writer and investigative journalist writing focusing mainly on the WWE. Muchnick has been heavily involved in the concussion issue in the WWE and its crossover as well. Irv has written two articles in succession that take…
Irv Muchnick: NYT Blacks Out Omalu
Irvin Muchnick is a writer and investigative journalist writing focusing mainly on the WWE. Muchnick has been heavily involved in the concussion issue in the WWE and its crossover as well. Irv has been and will continue to be looking…
Vonn Now Doing The Right Thing
We have been following Lindsey Vonn’s injury from the onset (2/4/11), through her saying all the right things (2/10/11) and now with her pulling out of the rest of the World Championships (via Yahoo! Sports); No longer willing to risk…
McMahon: Memory Loss – Turner: ALS
Steve Keating of the LA Times has been in Dallas covering the event that is to unfold on Sunday. Prior to the “big game” there are many events and outings for companies and sponsors, usually selling something. However there was…
Bill Is Bogus or Paul Is Bogus? You Make The Call…
Just minding my business going over some things about the site before my paternity leave, soon (wife is so ready to get our third into the world she is miserable, I feel for her) and I get a tweet from…
New Yorker: “Does Football Have A Future?”
Ben McGrath of the New Yorker has published a story that is appearing online and in print that takes a long look at the concussion issue at hand, most poignantly in the sport of football. I spent a good amount…
Hot Off The Presses; NOCSAE
The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment just sent out the following press release; PHOENIX, ARIZONA, January 21, 2011 – The National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE) Winter Board Meeting begins today. During the two-day…
Federal Trade Commission Will Look Into Helmets
The FTC responded to Sen. Tom Udall’s request to investigate claims made by helmet makers, specifically Riddell, stating they are misleading and dangerous. The Associated Press obtained the letter from the FTC chairman explaining that they will begin the process…
Collecting Information
Fred Mueller has been running the National Center for Catastrophic Injury Research in North Carolina for three decades, as Alan Schwarz writes on Ocala.com. Finding information about injuries has become easier throughout the year with the invention of the world-wide…
Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy
It’s not often that I come across a news article or research paper that stops me in my tracks. By that, most information has become known to me though my circle of “concussion friends” or leads that the public sends…
NOCSAE Changes?
Since the early 70’s football helmet standards have remained the same. When NOCSAE (the helmet certifying group) began, the number one issue was skull fractures, so they set up standards to prevent these horrible injuries. This was a very big…
Helmets Protect for Concussion, WRONG.
Once again Alan Schwarz has published a VERY, VERY good article pertaining to concussions. In this article in the New York Times he has looked at the outdated helmet standards by NOCSAE. That assumption, made by countless parents, coaches, administrators…
ALS and Concussions
A research study delved into the association of ALS or Lou Gehrig’s Disease and head injury, more specific brain trauma. Boston University and the VA published such information in Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology. The New York Times (and…
Loopholes in the Laws
I must say the New York Times, and Alan Schwarz, is ALL OVER the concussion issue. Appearing today in the Sports section he wrote about the Lystedt Law, in Washington state. The law was enacted to protect the student-athlete, as we…
Reducing Head Injuries Starts at Practice
A WONDERFUL article published in the New York Times by Alan Schwarz appeared today. Take a few seconds and read on at this LINK. Even with the knowledge that her son, Owen Thomas, died with a trauma-induced brain disease when…
About The Author
Dustin Fink is a certified athletic trainer (ATC) working in Central Illinois. His experience with concussions and TBI in athletics extends 19+ years as a professional, and another eight as either a student athletic trainer or athlete himself. Having sustained…
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