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Concussion experts discuss Tua’s medical outlook, what he should do if concussed again

First in a four-part series on the Dolphins’ quarterback situation The Dolphins’ doctors — and at least one physician involved with the players union — told team management that Tua Tagovailoa is not more likely to sustain another concussion than anybody else. That’s a big reason the Dolphins remain committed to Tagovailoa as their starter for 2023 even after a season in which he missed 5½ games (including a playoff game) because of concussions.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article271329017.html#storylink=cpy


 
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This article is fantastic, and would go miles at disproving all the misinformation floating around.

@admins - could we at least sticky this to the top of the forum? That way, as we go through an off-season of non-stop couch potato doctors coming here stating what they think should be Tuas future, we can easily point to this followed by the complementary eyeroll emogii.
 
“If he had a headache for a year and wasn’t able to exercise, that’s when you start having that conversation about whether it’s worth going back,” Nowinski, co-founder and CEO of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, said by phone. “But if the recovery is in the scope of weeks” and not many months, then there’s no need to step permanently away from the game. “The odds a doctor would say, ‘You should never return to the field’ are slim,” Nowinski said. Cantu — one of the founders of the Concussion Legacy Foundation and Medical Director and Director of Clinical Research at the Cantu Concussion Center at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts — said there’s no medical need for Tagovailoa to discontinue playing. “Is it as safe to return as it was before his third concussion? Yes,” said Cantu, who strongly believes Tagovailoa had three concussions this past season based on his wobbliness after the Bills Week 3 hit that was not diagnosed as a concussion.

Read more at: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article271329017.html#storylink=cpy
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Ren said:
This article is fantastic, and would go miles at disproving all the misinformation floating around.

@admins - could we at least sticky this to the top of the forum? That way, as we go through an off-season of non-stop couch potato doctors coming here stating what they think should be Tuas future, we can easily point to this followed by the complementary eyeroll emogii.
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But I finished my education at record time from my coach, from the prestigious school of WebMD. Don't you dare try and discredit my education.
 
Finsational said:
Can someone paste the article in here ?
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FYI: I posted the link to the article below. It did ask me if I wanted to subscribe to the Herald, but it gave me the option to select "Maybe later". The article was well done and thorough and the topic is well worth exploring because as Tua goes, the Dolphins go.

https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/nfl/miami-dolphins/article271329017.html

I did find the following interesting though...

“The best course is to rest until next season. Even though we return players within a week or two of a concussion, the brain doesn’t recover at least until a month. Giving Tua six months to recover hopefully gets him back to the previous baseline when he didn’t have concussions.”
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Beach Bum said:
FYI: The link to Barry's Tweet and the subsequent link to the article at the Herald worked for me. It did ask me if I wanted to subscribe to the Herald, but it gave me the option to select "Maybe later".
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that only works the first time....next time you go in you won’t be able to read any articles.........after you wait a month and you'll get in again for one article and then the same thing happens again....lol
 
I drank a Dr Pepper, Tua will be fine, MVP next year
 
Danny said:
that only works the first time....next time you go in you won’t be able to read any articles.........after you wait a month and you'll get in again for one article and then the same thing happens again....lol
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Thanks. I didn't know that.
 
So is this their stance for Tee Higgins as well since he's still playing this weekend?
 
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