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Inside the controversial and newsworthy issue of concussions in American football Muchnick’s trademark no-holds-barred investigation reveals the corruption and scandals in real time
Traumatic brain injury in football is not incidental, but an inevitable and central aspect of the sport. Starting in high school, through college, and into the NFL, young players face repeated head trauma, and those sustained injuries create lifelong cognitive and functional difficulties.
Muchnick’s Concussion Inc. blog exposed the decades-long cover-up of scientific research into sports concussions and the ongoing denial to radically reform football in North America. This compilation from Muchnick’s no-holds-barred investigative website reveals the complete head injury story as it developed, from the doctor who played fast and loose with the facts about the efficacy of the state-mandated concussion management system for high school football players, to highly touted solutions that are more self-serving cottage industry than of any genuine benefit.
Known for extensive reporting on the tragic story of the Chris Benoit murder-suicide, Muchnick turns his investigative analysis to traumatic brain injury and probes deep into the corporate, government, and media corruption that has enabled the $10-billion-a-year National Football League to trigger a public health crisis.
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Irvin Muchnick: Irvin Muchnick is the author of Wrestling Babylon: Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal and Chris & Nancy: The True Story of the Benoit Murder-Suicide and Pro Wrestling's Cocktail of Death, and a co-author of Benoit: Wrestling with the Horror that Destroyed a Family and Crippled a Sport. He lives in Berkeley, California.
[Muchnick’s] arguments will resonate, not only with football aficionados but also with fans of hockey, boxing, and other contact sports.” Publishers Weekly
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- PublisherECW Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1770411380
- ISBN 13 9781770411388
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- Number of pages300
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Traumatic brain injury in football is not incidental, butan inevitable and central aspect of the sport. Starting in high school,through college, and into the NFL, young players face repeated headtrauma, and those sustained injuries create lifelong cognitive andfunctional difficulties. Concussion Inc. reveals the decades-long cover-upof scientific research into sports concussions, and the ongoing denialto radically reform football in North America. This is the complete headinjury story, from the doctor who played fast and loose with the factsabout the efficacy of the state-mandated concussion management systemfor high school football players, to highly touted solutions that aremore self-serving cottage industry than of any genuine benefit. Known for extensive reporting on the tragic story of theChris Benoit murder-suicide, Muchnick turns his investigative analysisto traumatic brain injury and probes deep into the corporate,government, and media corruption that has enabled the $10-billion-a-yearNational Football League to trigger a public health crisis. Muchnick turns his investigative analysis to traumatic brain injury and probes deep into the corporate, government, and media corruption that has enabled the $10-billion-a-year National Football League to trigger a public health crisis. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781770411388
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