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Dr Vardy at the Division of Neurosurgery Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University

Dr Vardy and PhD student Leanne Calviello with the multi-frequency bio-impedance system at the Division of Neurosurgery Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Cambridge University. Dr Vardy is now on staff at: Brain Physics  Division of NeurosurgeryDepartment of Clinical NeurosciencesAddenbrookes Hospital Cambridge UK. CB20QQ United Kingdom

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IsoPUMP Gets Gullain Baire Patients back on their feet in North Texas

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Measuring Postural Control Following Concussion – Tandem Gait Outperforms BESS

By Jessie R. Oldham, Ph.D., and Thomas A. Buckley, Ed.D., ATC Full Article Jessie R. Oldham, Ph.D. Thomas A. Buckley, Ed.D., ATC Viewpoints presented in SMB commentaries reflect opinions of the authors and do not necessarily represent positions or policies of ACSM. Jessie R. Oldham, Ph.D., is a recent graduate of the Department of Kinesiology […]

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Canzano: Why risk it? Youth tackle football should be on the endangered list

Tom Brady didn’t play tackle football until his freshman year of high school. Neither did Walter Payton, Jerry Rice, Jim Brown, Tim Brown, Warren Sapp, Michael Strahan, Julius Peppers, Lawrence Taylor, Mike Haynes, Anthony Munoz and lot of other stars. Read full article: https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/oregonian/john_canzano/index.ssf/2018/09/canzano_youth_tackle_football.html

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Children Should Avoid Tackle Football Before High School, Report Says

Children shouldn’t play tackle football before high school, according to recommendations released Wednesday by the Aspen Institute. Read full article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/report-children-should-avoid-tackle-football-before-high-school-1536836400

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Conflicts of Interest in Recommendations to Use Computerized Neuropsychological Tests to Manage Concussion in Professional Football Codes

Abstract Neuroscience research has improved our understanding of the long term consequences of sports-related concussion, but ethical issues related to the prevention and management of concussion are an underdeveloped area of inquiry. This article exposes several examples of conflicts of interest that have arisen and been tolerated in the management of concussion in sport (particularly […]

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Repeated Head Injuries in Australia’s Collision Sports Highlight Ethical and Evidential Gaps in Concussion Management Policies

Abstract Head injuries (including concussion) are an inherent risk of participating in the major collision sports played in Australia (rugby league, rugby union and Australian Rules football). Protocols introduced by the governing bodies of these sports are ostensibly designed to improve player safety but do not prevent players suffering from repeated concussions. There is evidence […]

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Concussion in sport: conceptual and ethical issues

MJ McNamee, B Partridge… – Kinesiology …, 2015 – journals.humankinetics.com The issue of concussion in sport is a matter of global public interest that is currently under dispute by educational, legal, and medical professionals and scientists. In this article we discuss the problem from philosophical, bioethical, and sports ethical perspectives. We … Read full article – https://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/kr.2015-0011

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Concussion Ethics and Sports Medicine

MJ McNamee, B Partridge… – Clinics in sports …, 2016 – sportsmed.theclinics.com Over the past 15 years there has been a proliferation of position statements and professional guidelines published on sports concussion management. 1–4 Some of these statements have had considerable influence over professional sporting leagues and governing bodies … Read full article – https://www.sportsmed.theclinics.com/article/S0278-5919(15)00106-4/abstract

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Concussion in Sports Medicine Ethics: Policy, Epistemic and Ethical Problems

M McNamee, B Partridge – The American Journal of Bioethics, 2013 – Taylor & Francis In their article “Sports Medicine and Ethics” Testoni and colleagues (2013) essentially update previous wide-ranging discussions of many of the ethical issues arising in a branch of medicine that has disputed goals—between therapy and enhancement. As with most wide … Read full article – https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15265161.2013.828123?scroll=top&needAccess=true

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