The Origins of the Concussion Crisis | Patrick Kelly

If you follow American football, you’ve probably heard of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and the risk of concussions. It’s no surprise that football is dangerous, but I was curious as to how much of a “crisis” the concussion crisis is. When did it start? How did we learn about it?

0:00​ Storytime
1:45​ Antiquity
2:23​ Part 1: Asylums and Mental Institution Research
5:23​ Part 2: The World Wars and Boxing
11:07​ Part 3: American Football's Original Concussion Crisis
16:08​ Part 4: CTE and the Modern Crisis
19:35​ Part 5: The Future
21:35​ Part 6: Is Football Bad?

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[douglassun]

I have also wondered, in all honesty, if the fact that athletes are bigger and stronger now than they used to be has some effect on the frequency and severity of head injuries. When I was younger, it was rare to find an NFL lineman who weighed much more than 250-260 lbs. Now, it's rare to find an offensive lineman or a defensive tackle who weighs less than 300 lbs. More size and strength = more hitting power, and yet I would bet that the ability of the human head to withstand impact has not increased accordingly.

[nicholastimm]

This is the best lecture on CTE I have head. Unfortunately, the problem in football will get worse. Today”s players are markedly bigger ( I read about a 500 pound pro), faster, and hit much harder than even twenty years ago. The number of regular as well as micro concussions will go up simply because of the marked increase of concussive impact from these larger, stronger, faster athletes.

[Davvg]

I cannot believe your channel is this small with how well researched and presented your videos are. Keep up the great work!

[NotSoNormal]

This is pretty interesting. About 14 years ago, I hit my head HARD. I was dizzy and everything after. It was awful. My vision went black. And my head just felt wrong for a while. Of course, I was too poor in my 20's to afford health care. And I only went to the er if there was no other option. And I had so little money from working 39.5 hours a week (if we were kept under 40, the job didn't have to offer insurance.) So I avoided medical professionald in general. About 10 years down the road, I developed a serious mental health disorder.

[chicken]

Man who would have thought that damage to the primary organ that allows your body to function is bad. That shit is just unreal.

[ettinakitten]

No one gets a life-threatening injury from playing e-sports, and you can still get most of the positives of sports from e-sports competitions too.

[bipasha.]

You are AMAZING, sir! Really hope this joins the million club soon.
Please continue making such videos, I absolutely love this series! :)
Love from India! <3

[jfrader]

I'm sharing your videos until you hit 1MM subs.

We need more eyes on this information.

[wcdeich]

I heard motorcycle helmets have made huge improvements over the years but football helmets have not.

[MB-nnjw]

It is only a matter of time before headers are removed from football/soccer.

[Heyuher]

I lived around the corner from the funeral home where Aaron Hernandez's body was held. Only figured out what was valentine when I saw all these news cameras outside

[derelict]

Wasn’t neurosyphilis the first known example of a physical cause of mental illness?

[stevengill]

Back in the cave dweller era, there must have been a lot of CTE since all people did back in those days was bonk each other on the head with clubs....or am I mixing up history with a Flintstones episode?
Seriously, it's hard to say if football will still be around in the future - probably, but with modifications - maybe sensitive tests will be able to tell the very beginning of CTE, or new technology will protect the players - new medications might be found that are prophylactic, even useful to protect against ischemic episodes (like stroke). Or perhaps development of recovery meds and therapy - perhaps CTE research will lead to effective treatment of Alzheimer's disease, and vice versa - all brain trauma leads to deleterious effects on consciousness, so research will be beneficial for many conditions....
Thank you kindly for the videos, cheers.

[gregorygarcia]

sports: especially colligate; whole lotta fascist goin' on.