Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast
Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, discusses all things concussion. From the physiology, effects, treatment and rehabilitation process. All with the aim of providing the tools and education to help patients.
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All information discussed and provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice of doctors or healthcare practitioners. If a listener believes they are suffering from a similar injury to one discussed by the author, please seek medical care of your doctor or physician and do not rely on the author's advice.
Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast
Best of 2025 Part 2: Concussion — Youth Population, Ethics, Research, Sociology, and Journalism
In this special episode of Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, we’re revisiting some of the most powerful, challenging, and eye-opening moments from our past conversations. If you’ve missed any of our critical discussions around ethics in sport, emerging concussion research, the social impact of brain injury, or the role of journalism in shaping public understanding, this episode brings the best of it all together. We’ve carefully curated standout highlights from each major theme, featuring expert guests who have examined the cultural, ethical, and scientific complexities of concussion—and why these conversations matter now more than ever.
Youth Concussion
02:00 - Christina Master - Episode 103: Most common Ways Youth Population are Concussed
09:30 - Julie Stamm - Episode 66: Hippocampus and Brain Development in Children
Equipment/ Research/Ethics
14:00 - Lopez Frias - Episode 71: What is Ethics and Why is It Important in Sport
21:55- Joe Warne - Episode 59: Research Methods
28:30 - Kathleen Bachynsski Episode 100: Media and Marketing of Helmets in Football Causing Confusion
33:00 - James Smoliga – Episode 101: Q-Collar and the Flawed Science
Sociology/ Journalism
48:15 - Dominic Malcom - Episode 76: Concussion in Sports: It’s Time to Drop the Tobacco Analogy
52:13 - Rachel Grashow - Epsiode 82: Perceived Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Suicidality in Former Professional Football Players:
57:47 - Stephanie Convery – Episode 68: Understanding the Adrenaline of Boxing and After the Count: The Death of Davey Browne
01:07:30 Irvin Muchnick - Episode 98: Chris Benoit and Irvin’s Work Journalistic Work in Concussion/ mTBI
