09-30-2022, 01:59 AM
(09-29-2022, 08:40 PM)fredtoast Wrote: What about taking his word over a physician that actually did a complete physical examination of Tua? Like I said before. If we can diagnose a concussion from watching TV then why does the NFL have this testing protocol in place.
Did you hear Whitworth say he was able to get back into a game after a concussion and passing the sideline on exam? That’s confirmation concussed players can pass the exams.
But, if a player temporarily can’t walk a straight to pass a sobriety test after a head injury that is a temporary disruption of normal neurological function which meets the definition of a concussion. The player’s dysequilibrium may resolve by the 2nd half of a football game. But, that doesn’t change the fact dysequilibrium was present in the 1st half.
Not all concussions can be diagnosed by watching video of the injury. But, they can be if you observe abnormal neurological function after a head injury.
https://www.practicematch.com/physicians/job-details.cfm/595224/neurology/alabama/telespecialists/
That’s a link to apply for a job as a remote neurologist making a minimum salary of $350K diagnosing and treating strokes and other neurological conditions from your couch. Observing the patient on a computer screen much smaller than my TV.
Quote:My dad had a bad back and saw him fall down from getting a "catch". He would also scrunch up his shoulders and rotate his neck to "loosen it up".
I don't claim to be a doctor. I don't even know what was wrong with my dad's back. But any "doctor" who claims you can't lose you balance and fall from a back problem is full of shit.
Well, I guess it’s a good thing no one claimed you can’t fall due to a back problem. Anyone who claimed someone claimed that is full of shit. And by anyone I mean you. But, Tua’s fall was due to a head injury he sustained seconds before. Not a fictitious back and ankle injury of indeterminate origin.
Quote:I could very well be wrong about what happened to Tua. But if it is as clear as some "doctors" are claiming then the NFL will not be able to get away with denying it happened. They will be forced to admit it. They are scared shitless about law suits over head injuries. A lot more concerned about those than if Tua plays a Thursday night game for the Dolphins.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yn2Sdvpxt3o
Fencing position after a head=moderate TBI=concussion.
Are you going to argue he wasn’t concussed . . . again . . . because you didn’t see a fencing position as he was stretchered off the field? Or that he can’t be diagnosed by observing the obvious abnormal neurological function that indicates a concussion just occurred?
This is exactly why I didn’t want to engage with you on this topic. And win that I’m done with this. I’m not going to argue with you just for the sake of argument. Believe whatever you want. I tried.
