HR3 The Hidden Dangers of Concussions & the Fight Against Chronic Pain. (10-14-26)

So Sam, I wanna switch gears slightly.

We're still in the brain, mental health issues, but, um, TBIs, traumatic brain injuries.

I- from, everything from the little kid playing, you know, f- football this time of year, it's fall.

These little kids, sometimes they have a helmet, sometimes they don't.

Helmets don't always protect you.

Uh, bicyclists, these girls that do gymnastics.

When my girls were coming up, that sport scares the crap out of me, 'cause these girls on a little, tiny board this wide, or on bars, and they're flipping around-

Yeah

... and they're hitting their heads on the mats and everything else, it's crazy.

And what the parents don't realize is that is a TBI.

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury, and it is cumulative.

So let's say your young child is playing football, or hockey in your case, Jeremy- Mm-hmm ... with your son.

Yep.

Um, and they get their bell rung, quote, unquote.

Okay, that is a injury to the brain, and so what do we do today? Oh, well, we have a concussion protocol.

"Okay, kid, you gotta sit out.

We're gonna make sure that you don't hit your head again in the next," I don't know, what is the concussion protocol?

It depends.

A week or something? Okay.

Yeah, one to two weeks.

Yeah, it's, it's over/under 10 days in hockey, depending on, you know, how the mom and dad and the coach agree and feel about it, and what's on the schedule, and is it an important game or not.

So, so as an expert, Sam, does that have any bearing in reality? Does that do anything for that kiddo that just got their bell rung?

Yeah, it sets 'em up to get another one.

Bingo.

You're, you are, uh, you're not allowing...

So Sam, I wanna switch gears slightly.

We're still in the brain, mental health issues, but, um, TBIs, traumatic brain injuries.

I- from, everything from the little kid playing, you know, f- football this time of year, it's fall.

These little kids, sometimes they have a helmet, sometimes they don't.

Helmets don't always protect you.

Uh, bicyclists, these girls that do gymnastics.

When my girls were coming up, that sport scares the crap out of me, 'cause these girls on a little, tiny board this wide, or on bars, and they're flipping around-

Yeah

... and they're hitting their heads on the mats and everything else, it's crazy.

And what the parents don't realize is that is a TBI.

A concussion is a traumatic brain injury, and it is cumulative.

So let's say your young child is playing football, or hockey in your case, Jeremy- Mm-hmm ... with your son.

Yep.

Um, and they get their bell rung, quote, unquote.

Okay, that is a injury to the brain, and so what do we do today? Oh, well, we have a concussion protocol.

"Okay, kid, you gotta sit out.

We're gonna make sure that you don't hit your head again in the next," I don't know, what is the concussion protocol?

It depends.

A week or something? Okay.

Yeah, one to two weeks.

Yeah, it's, it's over/under 10 days in hockey, depending on, you know, how the mom and dad and the coach agree and feel about it, and what's on the schedule, and is it an important game or not.

So, so as an expert, Sam, does that have any bearing in reality? Does that do anything for that kiddo that just got their bell rung?

Yeah, it sets 'em up to get another one.

Bingo.

You're, you are, uh, you're not allowing...