Everything we know about concussions is wrong
Most people know what a concussion is, just don’t ask them to define it. This is true even for those who make concussions their business. Robert Cantu, clinical professor of neurology and neurosurgery and co-founder of the CTE Center at the Boston University School of Medicine told me it’s “traumatically induced strain to the brain.” But he couldn’t tell me definitively what kind of strain, or what the strain does to the brain. There are theories, but nothing confirmed.
Steve Broglio, an associate professor of athletic training at the University of Michigan, has spent a fair amount of time on the sidelines over the course of his career. After any bone-jarring play, he says, you get to look at the athlete and then it’s more or less a judgement call. “It is my opinion of the athlete when he or she presents to me,” says Broglio. “That’s a massive problem we face as a field.”
Read the full article in Quartz by W. Harry Fortuna here: https://qz.com/1238047/apple-watch-series-3-review-six-months-later-dont-buy-first-generation-apple-products/