Miscellaneous
Kathleen Bachynski, Assistant Professor of Public Health at Muhlenberg College, joins Mike Cendoma to discuss Pseudoscience in Sports Marketing on the Skull Sessions Podcast. Today’s episode is brought to you by In2MinutesOrLess! Elite Sports Emergency Care Training Learn More: https://www.sportsmedicineconcepts.com/ References: Misleading Mouth-Guard Advertisement Settlement: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2012/08/settlement-ftc-prohibits-marketer-brain-pad-inc-claiming-its Press release regarding Pop Warner (youth football league) choosing brain armor as its "official brain supplement." It is notable that some of the people on the medical advisory board of Pop Warner and of Brain Armor are the same people (specifically Julian Bailes). This illustrates the concern of conflicts of interest and how there might not be much oversight of products that are targeting child athletes and their parents. https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/pop-warner-little-scholars-chooses-brain-armor-as-official-supplement-provider-2017-08-24 Medical advisory board of Pop Warner: https://www.popwarner.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1476204 Senior Medical Advisor to Brain Armor: https://brain-armor.com/senior-medical-advisor/