CTE - How Worried About CTE Should You Be? | ACD - Ep. 131

CTE - Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a worrying conditions for many former athletes, military vets, and concussion patients. We know what the media says, but is this narrative actually true? In this episode we break down the latest evidence surrounding this controversial topic to give a balanced view of what we know, and what we don’t. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:01 - Intro (edit) 0:57 - Intro to presentation 3:34 - Media sensationalism 9:06 - Evidence pyramid 11:47 - The problem with current CTE studies 18:22 - What we know/don’t know about CTE 19:24 - What we don’t know about CTE (deep dive) 25:24 - Study - Link between professional sports and Alzheimer’s disease 27:18 - Study - Link between professional sports and depression 29:16 - Study - CTE in people with no known participation in contact sports or history of head trauma 30:05 - Study - NHL players with concussions have surprising results 31:14 - Studies - Link between concussion and suicide 34:43 - What does the evidence say and CTE? 36:22 - Improper concussion management 38:34 - Opioid medication in professional athletes 40:44 - Psychology & mental health 43:10 - Chronic inflammation 47:54 - Multifactorial factors affecting negative outcome risk in collision sports 49:02 - How worried should you be about CTE 51:21 - How to reduce the risk of CTE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Interested in learning more about the treatment and management of concussion? -- CONCUSSION PATIENTS! Learn how to treat your concussion from home in Dr. Cameron Marshall’s weekly online workshops. Click here to learn more: http://smarturl.it/workshopcdoc -- CLINICIANS AND REHAB THERAPISTS (PT, DC, OT, AT, etc.)! Learn how to treat ANY Concussion Patient that enters your clinic in Dr. Cameron Marshall’s weekly online workshops. Click here to learn more: http://smarturl.it/workshopcc Follow Dr. Cameron Marshall on Instagram for daily information on concussion: @completeconcussions