Concussion in Sports: It’s Time to Drop the Tobacco Analogy With Professor Dominic Malcolm

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast. Today, we're honoured to be joined by Professor Dominic Malcolm, a leading expert in the Sociology of Sport from Loughborough University. As Director of Doctoral Programmes and former editor of the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Professor Malcolm's work explores the critical intersections of sport, medicine, and health. His recent research delves into how the media shapes public understanding of concussion and CTE. With over 100 publications and nearly 5,000 citations, his contributions continue to shape both academic thought and real-world practice.-       How Professor Malcom Become Involved in Sociology and Concussion (02:00)-      What is a Concussion (03:45)-       Book The ‘Concussion Crisis” (06:00)-       Sociocultural Aspects of Concussion (10:08)-       Dementia & Mental Health in Society (12:00)-      CTE and the Social Determinants-       Concussion in Sports: It’s Time to Drop the Tobacco Analogy (18:30)-      Why Did We Compare Concussion/ CTE to Smoking? (23:50)-      How to Access Both Sides of the Academic Debate (25:45)-      Repetitive Head Impacts in Soccer/ Football (30:00)-      Dementia in Society (34:30)-      Main Message (36:30)  Domonic Malcom:https://www.lboro.ac.uk/schools/sport-exercise-health-sciences/people/dominic-malcolm/ Twitter/X = @sportsociologisGoogle Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=NU4YziMAAAAJ&hl=enTodays Articles:Sport-related concussion research agenda beyond medical science: culture, ethics, science, policy: https://jme.bmj.com/content/51/1/68.abstract Concussion in sport: It's time to drop the tobacco analogy: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S144024402400032X  Subscribe, review and share for new episodes which will drop fortnightlySocial media:Twitter: @first concussionFacebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcastInstagram: Headfirst_ Concussion  Email: [email protected]