"There's no such thing as a tough brain"--Cover. Companion book to the film: Head games / directed by Steve James, c2012. Includes QR codes to be scanned by mobile devices for supplemental videos of more detailed interviews and experiences, from the film of the same name. Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-250)
Contents:
Foreword / by Isaiah Kacyvenski -- Introduction / by Robert Cantu, MD -- Part 1: 2003-2006. The concussion crisis revealed ; My concussion education ; The road to recovery ; Taking care of the kids ; Lost memories ; Two autopsies ; What is the NFL doing? -- pt. 2. 2006-2013. Taking the fight to the front page ; SLI and the BU CSTE are born ; Getting on the inside ; Time for a showdown ; Taking the fight global ; CTE in rugby ; The most popular sport in the world -- pt. 3. Solving the concussion crisis. Updating the science ; SLI concussion checklist.
Summary:
"Chris Nowinsky tells his remarkable story - how a former Ivy League football player and WWE wrestler fought the NFL and turned his post-concussion syndrome into a successful crusade that has made concussions one of the most important public health issues of our time. Nowinsky tells the insider story as to how concussions went from a joke to the front page, and reveals how a small group of people outmaneuvered powerful entrenched interests to expose a problem that will never again be called a silent epidemic"-- Page [4] of cover.
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