Ben is Clear to Practice Today !

[katmandu]

http://www.steelersdepot.com/2015/12/ben-roethlisberger-cleared-to-practice-wednesday-morning/

The article states that Ben suffered a Concussion and Tomlin even said as much in yesterday's news conference.

Ben did NOT suffer a Concussion but in fact has Traumatic Ocular Migraine.

Tomlin and Company NEED to clear this up!

A Traumatic Ocular Migraine is NOT a Concussion. Overlapping symptoms perhaps but is NOT a Concussion. BIG difference!

http://www.eyehealthweb.com/oc... (http://www.eyehealthweb.com/ocular-migraine/)

There is still a very long way to go in educating the public about Concussions.

It is Medically prudent to finish the the Concussion protocol once it is started

[tube517]

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All the reporting about Tomlin said this and Ben said that is becoming a bigger issue than the concussion itself.

[fansince'76]

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[tube517]

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[katmandu]

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All the reporting about Tomlin said this and Ben said that is becoming a bigger issue than the concussion itself.Because they don't know exactly what a concussion really is.

[TD's & Beer]

A headache and blurred vision are SYMPTOMS of a concussion.

Poor Ben: duh, he confuse me wit duh big words

[stillers4me]

I've had ocular migraines without headaches since I was a teenager. It's a spot of flickering, distorted vision that last 15-20 minutes. I can understand how someone who has never had one before and just got hit in the head may suspect he has a concussion.

But it's not a concussion. It's a misfiring in the brain of some nerves. That's why you see the visual distortion out of both eyes when you close one than the other. And the best news is that it's harmless.

[ALLD]

It sounds like Ben is not going to stick his neck out anymore when the O can score 30 points and still lose.

[fansince'76]

It's a misfiring in the brain of some nerves.

I experience brain misfires quite frequently. :chuckle:

[86WARD]

A headache and blurred vision are SYMPTOMS of a concussion.

Poor Ben: duh, he confuse me wit duh big words

I actually have a headache and blurred vision right now...

[TD's & Beer]

I actually have a headache and blurred vision right now...


Try some tequilla - it fixes me right up...the good stuff, mind you...life is too short for the rotgut

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[katmandu]

Try some tequilla - it fixes me right up...the good stuff, mind you...life is too short for the rotgut

http://archive.app.com/goodlife/Summer2005/topshelf/images/tequila/tequilasummer05.jpgToo many To-kill-yas will make you go temporarily blind. Seriously. I had too many screwdrivers one New Years Eve and the next morning couldn't see for awhile. Freaked me the hell out.

[katmandu]

I've had ocular migraines without headaches since I was a teenager. It's a spot of flickering, distorted vision that last 15-20 minutes. I can understand how someone who has never had one before and just got hit in the head may suspect he has a concussion.

But it's not a concussion. It's a misfiring in the brain of some nerves. That's why you see the visual distortion out of both eyes when you close one than the other. And the best news is that it's harmless.Exactly right.

Overlapping symptoms but OM is NOT a concussion in any way, shape or form. Tomlin and Ben are not properly informed.

Also, all concussions are different in the regard of severity, symptoms and recovery time. Depending on which part of the brain took the impact. They are also extremely dangerous.

[katmandu]

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/12/01/Steelers-Ben-Roethlisberger-says-he-doesn-t-have-concussion-will-practice-Wednesday/stories/201512010160


Pittsburgh Post-GazetteThe movie “Concussion” starring Will Smith that was shot in Pittsburgh had an advanced screening at the South Side Works Tuesday night while another real-life version took place a few blocks up the Monongahela River at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.
There, it was determined that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger did get a concussion late in the game Sunday in Seattle and will be placed in the NFL-mandated concussion protocol.
That protocol was developed long after the actual star of “Concussion,” the real-life Dr. Bennet Omalu, was a forensic neuropathologist in Pittsburgh. He first discovered CTE in the brain after an autopsy of late Steelers Hall of Fame center Mike Webster in 2002. Dr. Omalu fought the NFL long and hard to recognize the links between football and the condition with the chilling name — chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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(http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/12/01/Steelers-Ben-Roethlisberger-says-he-doesn-t-have-concussion-will-practice-Wednesday/stories/201512010160#bcvid1)Mike Tomlin gives an update on Ben Roethlisberger and looks forward to game against the Indianapolis Colts this Sunday. (Video by Andrew Rush; 12/1/2015)

The movie depicts how Dr. Omalu and others took on the NFL in what a flyer for the show describes as a David vs. Goliath story and how “Omalu’s emotional quest puts him at dangerous odds with one of the most powerful institutions in the world,” the NFL.
The Roethlisberger case over the past few days showed just how far the league has come since its days of resisting the links between football and CTE.
After initially feeling OK after a vicious helmet-to-helmet hit on him that got Seattle’s Michael Bennett penalized and likely fined, Roethlisberger told his doctors, including neurosurgeon Joseph Maroon, that he was having problems with his peripheral vision, that it was like looking through water.
“You’re done,” Roethlisberger said those doctors told him unanimously.
Roethlisberger related that story and expressed confidence that he would play Sunday against Indianapolis at Heinz Field on his regular Tuesday spot on 93.7 The Fan.
But he also said that, for the first time in his football career, he stood on the sideline and thought about how a concussion might affect his family and his future. He recalled the recent discovery of CTE in the brain of Hall of Famer Frank Gifford, and he called on other players around the league to follow his example and self-report concussion symptoms.
“I was on the sideline thinking, ‘Do I want to go back into this game?’ I was thinking of my family, my lifestyle when I get done with football, with all these injuries … the brain is nothing to mess with.
“I was literally on the sideline probably for the first time maybe in my life thinking about my family and not going back into the game because I did not feel quite right. It was definitely a moment, that’s why I was honest with the trainers and doctors and wanted to tell them exactly what I was going through.
“I feel like I made the right [decision].
“People know me, I’ll play through any injury. I’ve played through a lot of injuries. But the brain is not an injury that you want to play with and play through. I think more people need to understand that.
“We play football for such a short period of time in our lives. When you’re done you want to be a father and a husband and be the best I can be. If I have these brain injuries, it’s not worth it.
“You can have, when you’re done playing, knee replacements and hip replacements and all kinds of surgeries. There’s no brain replacement surgery. That brain is too valuable to mess with. I’m proud of myself and I think more guys should do it and not try to be tough guys when it comes to the brain.”
Roethlisberger said the initial diagnosis was a traumatic ocular migraine. But it was later confirmed as a concussion after he took the ImPACT test Tuesday morning. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that Roethlisberger and linebacker Ryan Shazier had concussions and will have to go through more tests this week before they can play.
“We will do what we always do with those guys, we will be very diligent about their care,” Tomlin said. “We will lean on the expert advice of our medical team, who always does a great job. We will do what is appropriate at the end of the week, or whenever that decision making time is.
“Right now, I can tell you that both guys are in the protocol and will remain in the protocol. Even if they feel better they are going to remain in the protocol. We are going to do our due diligence under the guidelines that have been prescribed in recent years. It’s been highlighted by what we are doing in that area.”
Roethlisberger said on The Fan that he had no other symptoms other than the problems with his vision that disappeared after about 30 minutes.
“I didn’t have any symptoms — no headaches, no nausea, no lack of appetite or sleep or anything like that,” Roethlisberger said.
Before he knew the results of the ImPACT test, he said, “I think I aced this [concussion test]. So I should be OK.”
Maybe, but that won’t be determined until later in the week. Roethlisberger also felt good after a concussion for most of the week leading up to the Steelers game Nov. 29, 2009, in Baltimore. After a week of practices, he said he wasn’t feeling so well and he was scratched from the game.
Ed Bouchette: ebouchette@post-gazette.com or Twitter, @edbouchette.

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http://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/331/68/6_4068331.jpg(Photo: USA TODAY Sports)Ben Roethlisberger (http://247sports.com/Player/Ben-Roethlisberger-75953) has achieved many things during his career. Now, he's achieving something else as the new face of the league when it comes to player safety.
Over the past two days, the Steelers' 12-year veteran has shown great perspective when it comes to life after football, which he admitted influenced his decision to inform his team about his head injury sustained in Sunday's game against the Seahawks. Roethlisberger is now calling for his peers to do the same.
"The Frank Gifford, the Junior Seau, and the CT that's going around, the brain is nothing to mess with," Roethlisberger said Tuesday on 93.7 The Fan. "I was literally on the sideline for the first time in maybe my life thinking about my family and not going back in the game because I didn't feel quite right. That's why I was honest with the trainers and the doctors and wanted to tell them exactly what I was going through. The brain is not an injury that you want to play with, and play through. We play football for such a short period of time in our lives. When you're done, you want to be a father, and a husband and be the best that I can be. If I have these brain injuries, it's not worth it.
"I'm proud of myself, and I think more guys should do it, and stop trying to be tough guys when it comes to the brain."
Concussions have been a major topic surrounding the NFL over the past several years, and it will surely increase later this month with the release of "Concussion", a film that centers on how head injuries impacts NFL players after their careers are over. Specifically, the film features the head injuries suffered by former Steelers Mike Webster and Justin Strzelczyk, who each passed away before the age of 50.
Clearly, concussions and CTE are on the mind of Ben Ben, who is now trying to morph other players' mindsets when it comes to being a "tough guy". He also wants to give himself the best chance at having a healthy post football life, something that he has also openly discussed in the days following his head injury sustained in Pittsburgh's 39-30 loss to the Seahawks.
“You see the ramifications 10, 20 years after they’re done playing,” Roethlisberger said (http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/steelers/2015/12/02/Roethlisberger-says-he-will-practice-today-steelers-pittsburgh/stories/201512020164). “It’s sad. I don’t want my teammates when you have reunions. … I don’t want to see guys drooling and not being able to remember things. I think we all need to speak up about it.”
More than ever, players are thinking about life after football. While players know that football is a violent sport, and that they are greatly susceptible to suffering physical damage due to their chosen profession, no one should play through head injuries, a stand that Roethlisberger made on Sunday, and one that hopefully other players make going forward.
"We are blessed to be able to stand on a big platform and reach a lot of people,” he said. “If you can reach one person you can feel like it’s a successful day. So many young kids, middle school, high school, college, it’s tough to fight through a concussion. It was tough when I first got in the league, and it probably still is. But it’s not smart. That’s the one part of your body you shouldn’t mess with.”