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. DISCLAIMER: 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 is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 148 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Headfirst: A Concussion Podcast, a sports show with 148 episodes published.

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  Episode #149

  Prevalence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy at Death in National Football League Players: Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study, 2008-21 with Dr Daniel Daneshvar

  Sep 28, 202634 min

  Send us Fan Mail Dr Daneshvar is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, Chair of physical medicine and Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation, and Co-Director of Sports Concussion at Mass General Brigham, whilst also a long-time collaborator with the Boston University CTE Centre. Lastly, Dr Daneshvar earned the National Neurotrauma Society's 2024 Rising Star Award, whilst publishing more than 100 papers and being cited over 18,000 times by his academic peers. One of those articles is “Prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death in National Football League players: retrospective population-based cohort study, 2008-21” The topic of today’s conversation. 01:15 - Journey into Neurosciences and Brain Injury 02:50 – What is and Difference Between Concussion and CTE 05:16 - “ Prevalence of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy at Death in National Football League Players: Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study, 2008-21” What are the major findings? How was it conducted…. Etc 09:10 – Extrapolation of CTE in Populations & Correlation Against Death Certificates 12:13 – Stage’s of CTE 15:10 - Accelerometer Data as a Predictor of CTE vs Career Length 18:10 - Significant Challenges in Conducting Studies Around CTE 23:10 – Risk Reduction 27:40 - How Can we Help Support Dr Daneshvar Research Dr Daniel Daneshvar Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=YF2omqkAAAAJ&hl=en Prevalence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death in National Football League players: retrospective population-based cohort study, 2008-21 : https://www.bmj.com/content/394/bmj-2026-100418

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  Episode #148

  Neuropathology and Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) with Dr Michael Buckland

  Sep 21, 202627 min

  Send us Fan Mail Dr Buckland is Head of the Department of Neuropathology at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. He founded and directs the Australian Sports Brain Bank, established in 2018, which has since become a leading centre for research into chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). He is also a co-founder of Brainstorm, a brain cancer research initiative at RPA, and leads research across gliomas, neurodegenerative diseases and molecular neuropathology. 01:17 – Dr Buckland’s Journey Neuropathology and What is Neuropathology 04:25 - Concussion, repetitive head impact 07:50 – What is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) 10:20 – How is Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Diagnosed 13:00 – Separating Different Types of Neurodegenerative Disease 16:54 – Does Response Relationship 19:00 -Brain Donation and Difficulties in Approaching Donations 23:00 – Brainstorm and Cancer Google Schoolar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=A4mEg3QAAAAJ&hl=en Australian Sports Brain Bank: https://brainbank.org.au BrainStorm: https://brainbenefit.org/causes/brainstorm-at-rpa/ Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: headfirstconcussion@gmail.com

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  Episode #147

  Concussion, Women’s Health and Acupuncture with Dr Ayla Wolf

  Sep 14, 202650 min

  Send us Fan Mail Dr. Wolf is a Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine and the founder of Healing Response Acupuncture & Functional Neurology in Stillwater, Minnesota. With more than 20 years of clinical experience, she specialises in neurological acupuncture, post-concussion syndrome, and traumatic brain injury recovery. Her approach combines functional neurology and applied clinical neuroscience, supported by post-doctoral training at the Carrick Institute, where she serves as an Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine. Dr. Wolf has also worked as a team acupuncturist for UFC and Legacy fighters at Fortis MMA in Dallas. She is the host of Life After Impact: The Concussion Recovery Podcast and the author of The Art of Concussion Recovery and The Concussion Breakthrough: Discover the Missing Pieces to Recovery . 01:40 - Journey from Acupuncture to Concussion Care 08:50 – Concussion, What It Means in and Functional Assessments in Dr Wolf’s Clinic 16:30 – Where it Fits in Concussion 23:00 – Clinical Approach on Female Population 29:20 – Acupuncture Needles Gauge Explained 31:15 – Dr Wolf’s Books 40:30 - Life After Impact: The Concussion Recovery Podcast 48:00 – Where to Find Dr Wolf Dr Ayla Wolf https://lifeafterimpact.com/podcast https://acupunctureneurology.com/about IG: @lifeafterimpact FB: https://www.facebook.com/amy.ayla.wolf/ Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: headfirstconcussion@gmail.com

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  Episode #146

  Probable CTE, Football & Brain Health with Valerie Wade & Former Socceroo Captain Paul Wade

  Sep 7, 202651 min

  Send us Fan Mail Paul captained the Socceroos throughout the 1990s, earning 84 caps and playing 345 National Soccer League games for clubs including Croydon, Green Gully, Brunswick and South Melbourne. He led Australia from 1990 to 1996, including at the Olympics and through two World Cup qualifying campaigns, and was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. More recently, Paul has bravely spoken publicly about his diagnosis of probable CTE, linked to repeated head impacts throughout his career, using his experience to advocate for better brain health protections in football. 01:40 - Paul's Journey into football 04:05 - Football at Barnsley 06:00 – How Paul and Val Met 08:30 – Diagnosis of Probable CTE 11:30 – Process of Diagnosis 19:40 – Perspective of a Diagnosis and Day to Day life 24:30 – Impact on Work 27:20 – Paul’s Epilepsy 30:30 – Advocacy, Training with Probable CTE 39:25 – Pauls Favourite Footballing Moments 43:00 – Old National Soccer League/ NLS Day’s 44:50 – Val’s Favourite Moments 47:07 – Find Paul/ Support 49:10 – Dad Joke’s Paul Wade Life Skills: www.paulwade.com.au Epilepsy Action Australia / Paul Wade: www.epilepsy.org.au Dr Rowena Mobbs: www.rowena.mobbs.com.au ConneCTErs Australia: www.connecters.org.au Twitter: @first concussion Facebook: Headfirst: A concussion podcast Instagram: Headfirst_ Concussion Email: headfirstconcussion@gmail.com

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  Episode #145

  Edgework, Consent and the Violence Paradox in Martial Arts with Dr Alex Channon

  Aug 31, 202656 min

  Send us Fan Mail Dr Channon is a Principal Lecturer in Physical Education and Sport Studies at the University of Brighton, UK. His work covers sociology of sport, in particular martial arts and combat sports, examining topics such as gender and sexuality in participation, the role of martial arts in physical education curricula and media portrayals of professional fighters. Dr Channon has authored over 43 publications serves as an editor for the journal of Martial Arts Studies and Special Advisory Board Member, International Centre of Martial Arts for Youth Development. 01:25 - Journey into Sociology, and Martial Arts 06:10 – What is Edgework/ Consent 12:00 – Fighting and Violence Paradox 25:10 - Protecting fighters in unregulated combat sports 36:54 – Mixed Fighting/ Sparing 46:10 - Sexualisation of the fighter's body 51:00 – Where to Find Dr Alex Channon and Support His Work Dr Alex Channon https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=wVLoke8AAAAJ&citation_for_view=wVLoke8AAAAJ:e5wmG9Sq2KIC Additional Resources for further viewing and context Lecture 1 – violence/consent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdhWnqo3naQ (starts around 12 mins), Lecture 2 – risk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddx9VYR0sEo , Lecture 3 – gender: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWnymS6_gEQ .

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