El Capitan
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- Jul 9, 2014
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As a Phins fan I was watching the game last night when Tua got his bell rung. As a parent of a travel hockey player and former high school football coach, it amazes me how all of a sudden everyone on the internet is a neurologist. How many, in spite of being nowhere near Tua's previous injury much less have any formal training and probably never had a concussion, nor are familiar with SCAT protocols are criticizing the team, the NFL, and even one moron calling for murder charges if Tua were to pass.
Most people don't know what a concussion is and are unaware that there are no definitive diagnostic tests to prove a concussion has occurred. The only way to "diagnose" a concussion is through observation and assessments. There is no xray or imaging that can illuminate and diagnose an acute concussion. Yes, we can see CTE but that takes years to show up on an MRI.
What pisses me off is how everyone now is an expert and is calling for this or that.
I am beginning to understand why certain politicians think so lowly of the public. They may have a case to make.
Tua was given concussion testing every day after last Sunday leading up to last nights game. He passed all of them. But watching the talking heads connect last weeks back injury to last nights concussion is just more media hype to sell clicks.
Rant over.
Most people don't know what a concussion is and are unaware that there are no definitive diagnostic tests to prove a concussion has occurred. The only way to "diagnose" a concussion is through observation and assessments. There is no xray or imaging that can illuminate and diagnose an acute concussion. Yes, we can see CTE but that takes years to show up on an MRI.
What pisses me off is how everyone now is an expert and is calling for this or that.
I am beginning to understand why certain politicians think so lowly of the public. They may have a case to make.
Tua was given concussion testing every day after last Sunday leading up to last nights game. He passed all of them. But watching the talking heads connect last weeks back injury to last nights concussion is just more media hype to sell clicks.
Rant over.