Concussion: A History of Science and Medicine, 1870‐2005

Casper, Stephen T.

doi:10.1111/head.13288

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“…Casper (2018) reported that although the interest in acute and long-term effects from head injuries has been investigated for centuries, major interests did not emerge until around 1870. The exploration of the association between concussion and neural encephalopathy was not offered until 1928, linking to more profound neurological consequences a relatively recent advancement in medical thinking (Casper, 2018). The regard for concussion has been shaped by various social, cultural, political, and medical influencers over the past century.…”

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“…The regard for concussion has been shaped by various social, cultural, political, and medical influencers over the past century. Of considerable mention is the advent of interest in the nervous system in medicine, which has taken the consequences of concussion from a psychological realm to a more modern neuroanatomical basis (Casper, 2018). In tandem with this evolution in the medical industry, there has been an emergence of industrialization and workplace injuries related blast trauma.…”

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Physiotherapists’ Perspectives Towards Using Telehealth for Acute Concussion Care

Taddeo¹,

Panesar-Aguilar²,

Sanzo³

2021

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A traumatic brain injury reflects a heterogeneous description. The mildest form has been referred to as that of a concussion, with recent steps being taken to reclassify this as mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Management has developed in tandem with the understanding of what mTBI, as have methods that physiotherapists (PTs) may use to provide care. The most recent catalyst to the use of in-person versus virtual healthcare was observed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite its use, very little is known regarding the perceptions of the PTs who engaged in this method of care, or whether virtual physiotherapy (VPT) may be continued. The purpose of this basic qualitative study was to explore PTs’ perspectives around the use of VPT in their current practice in adult patients with acute mTBI. A framework that centered around the self-efficacy (SE) of the PT was applied. A single, semi-structured interview involvings nine PTs who were experienced in using VPT with mTBI patients. A study-specific questionnaire was developed to explore the PTs’ perceptions related to their SE, potential barriers, as well as factors affecting future use. The results indicated SE beliefs towards VPT use were related to patient and professional factors, technology, and perceived barriers. Barriers were reported at patient-, PT-, and technological-levels. Factors related to future use of VPT were noted as being both intrinsic and extrinsic. Physiotherapists developed their SE beliefs from a variety of intrinsic and extrinsic sources. This study presented a jumping off point to inform a knowledge gap in which more research is required to evaluate PT perspectives across a greater sample size and diverse population. Further study into the perspectives of other stakeholders may be beneficial to explore related to VPT application.

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Section: Historical Regard For Concussionmentioning

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Physiotherapists’ Perspectives Towards Using Telehealth for Acute Concussion Care

Taddeo¹,

Panesar-Aguilar²,

Sanzo³

2021

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“…There is now a substantial body of work that has examined the history of concussion in sport and that has sought to situate the contemporary concussion crisis more fully (Harrison, 2014 ; Casper, 2018a , b ; Bachynski, 2019 ; Casper and O'Donnell, 2020 ). Scholars responsible for this work have convincingly argued that the ongoing concussion crisis has a long historical context: Harrison, for example, has shown that concussion has been discussed in relation to American Football for over a century (Harrison, 2014 ).…”

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“…“…a continuity of clinical observations about HI [head injury] and a steady, incremental accumulation of knowledge refining our understanding of those observations from a remarkably wide sphere of scientific disciplines” (Casper, 2018a , p. 795)…”

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“Learning to Listen to Them and Ask the Right Questions.” Bennet Omalu, Scientific Objectivities, and the Witnessing of a Concussion Crisis

Hollin

2021

Front. Sports Act. Living

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The death of American Football player Mike Webster has become foundational to narratives of sport's twenty-first century concussion crisis. Bennet Omalu, the neuropathologist who conducted Webster's autopsy and subsequently diagnosed Webster with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), has, likewise, become a central figure in the concussion crisis. Indeed, it is frequently argued that there is something about Omalu in particular that made it possible for him to “witness” CTE when the disease entity had hitherto remained invisible to a great many medics and scientists. In this article, and drawing upon auto/biographies, I consider Omalu's self-described mode of scientific witnessing which purportedly allowed him to (re)discover CTE. I find Omalu's described objectivity to be shaped by three factors: First, the importance of “trained judgment” within which Omalu's scientific training is emphasized. Second, the infusion of religiosity within scientific practice. Third, a self-described position as an “outsider” to both football and American culture. Throughout this analysis, I pay attention not only to the ways in which Omalu's narratives depart from conventional depictions of scientific objectivity; I also note the similarities with particular bodies of social scientific work, most notably within a feminist “turn to care” in Science and Technology Studies (STS) and related standpoint epistemologies. Following these analyses, I argue that, first, Omalu's writing affords the dead a “response-ability” that is often absent within analyses of the concussion crisis and, second, that a focus upon diverse forms of objectivity, such as those described in Omalu's work, complements existing work into concussion science that has foregrounded scientific conflict of interest.

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“…Although most concussion symptoms and deficits resolve within days to weeks, there has recently been growing concern about the potential long-term consequences of injury ( 4 , 5 ). Despite these recent concerns, concussions and concussion sequelae are not new ( 6 ). Public concerns date back to the booming industrial world that transformed the risk of head injury in labor and leisure ( 7 , 8 ).…”

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Progress and Future Directions of the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium and Mind Matters Challenge at the US Service Academies

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Despite the significant impact that concussion has on military service members, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the optimal diagnostic, management, and return to activity/duty criteria to mitigate the consequences of concussion. In response to these significant knowledge gaps, the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) partnered to form the NCAA-DoD Grand Alliance in 2014. The NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium was established with the aim of creating a national multisite research network to study the clinical and neurobiological natural history of concussion in NCAA athletes and military Service Academy cadets and midshipmen. In addition to the data collected for the larger CARE Consortium effort, the service academies have pursued military-specific lines of research relevant to operational and medical readiness associated with concussion. The purpose of this article is to describe the structure of the NCAA-DoD Grand Alliance efforts at the service academies, as well as discuss military-specific research objectives and provide an overview of progress to date. A secondary objective is to discuss the challenges associated with conducting large-scale studies in the Service Academy environment and highlight future directions for concussion research endeavors across the CARE Service Academy sites.

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Concussion: A History of Science and Medicine, 1870‐2005

Cited by 24 publications

References 50 publications

Physiotherapists’ Perspectives Towards Using Telehealth for Acute Concussion Care

Physiotherapists’ Perspectives Towards Using Telehealth for Acute Concussion Care

“Learning to Listen to Them and Ask the Right Questions.” Bennet Omalu, Scientific Objectivities, and the Witnessing of a Concussion Crisis

Progress and Future Directions of the NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium and Mind Matters Challenge at the US Service Academies

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