Athlete's Dilemma (eBook)

John Weston Parry is a lawyer, writer, and host of the website and blog sportpatholgies.com. He is the former director of the American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights (1982-2012) and editor/editor-in-chief of the Mental and Physical Disability Law Reporter (1979-2011). He has published numerous books and articles on mental disability and health law, diversity, and the rights of persons with disabilities, including Mental Disability, Violence, Future Dangerousness: Myths Behind the Presumption of Guilt (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013).

PrefaceIntroductionPART I: PAIN, INJURIES, DRUGS, AND TEAM DOCTORSChapter 1: Real Men Play HurtChapter 2: Teammates, Coaches, Fans, and Other Unhealthy InfluencesChapter 3: RG3’s Painful Stay in WashingtonChapter 4: The Pitfalls of Team-Directed Medical CarePART II: PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES: THE PERILOUS SEARCH FOR THE HOLY GRAILChapter 5: Performance-Enhancing Measures: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyChapter 6: Baseball’s Tarnished LegacyChapter 7: Football’s Brazen Lack of ComplianceChapter 8: Cycling, Olympic Sports, and WADAChapter 9: The Laissez-Faire Approach To Doping in TennisChapter 10: The IOC, WADA, IAAF, and State-Sponsored Doping in RussiaChapter 11: Regulating PEDs to Promote Athletes’ HealthPART III: PHYSICAL AND MENTAL IMPAIRMENTSChapter 12: A Litany of Sports-Related ImpairmentsChapter 13: Football Concussions in the NFL: Myths, Deceptions, Denials, and LiesChapter 14: Concussion-Related Lawsuits Filed against the NFLChapter 15: Football’s Unholy Trinity: Brain Traumas, Bounties, and Deliberate InjuriesChapter 16: Children Playing Football: The NFL’s Achilles HeelChapter 17: Following Suit: Concussions in the NHL and NCAA FootballChapter 18: Concussion Concerns for Female AthletesChapter 19: Brain and Other Severe Injuries in BaseballPART IV: WHY ELITE ATHLETES SACRIFICE THEIR HEALTHChapter 20: Performance-Risk Rewards Undermine HealthChapter 21: Arm Injuries to Elite Young Pitchers in BaseballChapter 22: Football Injuries in the NFL and CollegeChapter 23: The NCAA Provides Shamefully Inadequate Health Care for Its Student-AthletesChapter 24: Stigma, Stereotypes, and Secrecy Undermine Athletes’ Mental HealthConclusion: Protecting Athletes’ Health in Cartel-Governed SportsNotesBibliographyAbout the Author