136 Concussion Confusion

A lot of people out there, including medical providers, believe that our understanding of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) or even concussions is complete and conclusive. As with many things, our understanding is very much just emerging. Everything from management to definitions of terms are constantly changing. Is the horse still chasing the cart here? In this episode we take a little tour of what we know and don't know with special guest Jason Hugentobler, the director of the sports physical therapy residency program at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: The Horse Is Still Chasing the Cart. Asken BM, Bauer RM. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018 Sep;48(9):672-675. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2018.0612. Due to copyright laws, unless the article is open source we cannot legally post the PDF on the website for the world to download at will. That said, if you are having difficulty obtaining an article, contact us. Music for PT Inquest: "The Science of Selling Yourself Short" by Less Than Jake Used by Permission