Hot Topics: Concussions in Sports: Resources for research

Description:" Football and the Brain -- Framing Global Epidemics -- Hegemonic Masculinity -- From Punch-Drunk to CTE -- Mediating Science -- Beyond the Headlines -- Creation and Critique of Violence -- It's a "Guy Thing" -- CTE and the NFL.
This book examines the mediated construction of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and its rise to public and political prominence by way of its direct connection with the NFL. More broadly, this book explores how this relationship situates in and through the sports/media complex."

Description: The United States of football -- Santa Clara symposium on sports law and ethics -- Dave Duerson and other discontents -- Joe Maroon and other Pittsburgh witch doctors -- Chris Nowinski and Alan Schwarz -- Concussion Ink (in other words, miscellaneous) -- Jovan Belcher, Bob Costas, and me -- My friend George Visger -- The Michael Vick and Kris Dielman follies -- Ritalin- the new growth hormone -- Obama the kitsch king.

Description: Violence on and off the field -- The beginning -- Steve Courson : larger than life -- The use of performance enhancers -- Six players dead -- Yes, a ding is serious -- Richard Wood : the fans' favorite blue collar worker -- How the game should be played -- Injuries are real -- Nathan Fisher : the future of football -- Student athletes -- My journey continues -- Appendices. NFL player benefits.

"Both ESPN investigative reporters, the authors reveal how the NFL, over a period of nearly two decades, sought to cover up and deny mounting evidence of the connection between football and brain damage. This narrative moves between the NFL trenches, America's research labs and the boardrooms where the NFL went to war against science; it examines how the league used its power and resources to attack independent scientists and elevate its own flawed research."

It has a whole chapter on "Concussion and the female athlete"

"Playing through concussions, the abuse of pain medicine, the use of performance-enhancing substances, and other health-related issues have become a constant reminder that being a professional athlete can be as dangerous as it is lucrative. In The Athlete's Dilemma: Sacrificing Health for Wealth and Fame, John Weston Parry examines the health-related transgressions and hot-topic issues in America's top spectator sports, particularly in football, baseball, hockey, soccer, cycling, tennis, and Olympic competitions. Parry delves into the unique health risks that pertain to each individual sport and scrutinizes how the various leagues and organizations have handled these issues. Controversies and scandals surrounding elite athletes are also included, highlighting the need for changes in how sports are governed and regulated in the United States and worldwide. From football and soccer players returning to the field too soon after concussions to Olympic athletes using performance-enhancing substances, The Athlete's Dilemma provides a broad perspective on the health risks prevalent in sports and what can be done to reduce these risks in the future. Accessibly written yet carefully researched, this book will be of interest to athletes of all levels, sports fans, academics, and health professionals."

Description: ""FrontMatter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Abbreviations and Acronyms""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Neuroscience, Biomechanics, and Risks of Concussion in the Developing Brain""; ""3 Concussion Recognition, Diagnosis, and Acute Management""; ""4 Treatment and Management of Prolonged Symptoms and Post-Concussion Syndrome""; ""5 Consequences of Repetitive Head Impacts and Multiple Concussions""; ""6 Protection and Prevention Strategies""; ""7 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendix A: Public Workshop Agendas""
""Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""""Appendix C: Clinical Evaluation Tools""
Publisher: Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press