09-29-2022, 06:58 PM
(09-29-2022, 05:46 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Explain this.
If a concussion can be diagnosed just from watching TV then why would the NFL waste time with all these doctors and tests?
And why haven't the Dolphins been punished by the NFL? Law suits over head injuries could coat the league millions. So why is The NFL letting the Dolphins get away with violating the rules?
He couldn’t have passed a drunk driving test with an abnormal gait due to vestibular dysfunction after a head injury. That was a temporary disruption of normal neurological function due to a head injury. The very definition of a concussion.
Whether I observe the vestibular dysfunction on my TV or in the clinic doesn’t change what I observed.
Most of the time when I see a head injury I don’t have the benefit of observing the injury or what happened afterwards. So the diagnosis is usually based upon the history while the physical exam is normal. That’s not the case with Tua. Observing what happened during and after the head injury in a way makes it easier to diagnose a concussion than just a history.
Also, the signs are temporary. Sometimes the diagnosis is based upon symptoms (headache, nausea, decreased concentration) which can’t be observed while the exam is normal. Sometimes the symptoms are delayed.
If you see a player immediately grab their head and “shake the cobwebs out” after their head is whiplashed into the turf it is because they just got “dinged.” That’s the most common type of concussion. If they lose their balance, stagger, can’t walk a straight line, and need to be supported by teammates; that’s a concussion. Doesn’t matter if I observe the vestibular dysfunction on the TV or in the clinic.
