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OT: Concussion "Science" Distorion

ashokan

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May 3, 2011
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Finally some CTE illumination from MSM. The concussion thing has been overblown from the beginning. Original "researchers" used very small and flawed studies that were pimped-out to media and not fellow researchers. That was a first sign of an agenda. Scary "tau" proteins were tied to football without mentioning, drug and alcohol abuse (as well as diabetes and Alzheimer's) were linked to same protein. Seau's suicide after career was linked to football and not his years of drug and alcohol abuse. Sports medicine societies didn't agree with assessments that media promoted anyway. Degrees of concussion were abolished so that every little bump became a concussion. Many people (including Francesca) took the concussion movie too seriously. CTE became the global warming of sports

"From scientist to salesman"
How Bennet Omalu, doctor of ‘Concussion’ fame, built a career on distorted science

https://www.stripes.com/sports/spor...-built-a-career-on-distorted-science-1.615744
 
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