Timed with the Super Bowl, the consumer press has been doing extension coverage of the issue of concussions, brain injury, football and the NFL. For someone who has been doing almost nothing but represent those with brain injury for over 15 years that is welcome news, even if it does..
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A year ago, Natasha Richardson reminded all of us that sport concussions happen in sports other than football and that average people can suffer, not just famous athletes. With the Winter Games approaching it will be world class athletes who may stir up the conversation again, but in a newer..
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It is nothing new but a recent journal article argues that skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts should be wearing a helmet along with the rest of their gear, according to the Canadian Medical Association Journal. The study found that helmets decrease the risk of head injury for skiers and snowboarders by..
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A member of the House Judiciary Committee Monday blasted the Southeastern Conference and the Big 12 over their policies regarding student athletes and concussions, according to the Associated Press. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/sports/football/02concussions.html Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., levied the criticism during a hearing in Houston on head injuries and college football. Specifically, Cohen..
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CTE Autopsy Studies May be Key to Long Term Understanding of Brain Injury More than a dozen present and former NFL players have pledged to donate their brains for research on concussion, the Associated Press reported Monday. http://www.latimes.com/sports/football/nfl/wire/sns-ap-fbn-nfl-concussions-players-brains,0,1348935.story The players, who include Hall of Fame member Mike Haynes and Chicago..
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Some people, including officials for the sport, think that NASCAR needs energizing. That’s why the organization plans to loosen up some of its rules so that the races become more of “a contact sport” (we guess like football) this year, NASCAR chairman Brian France said recently. “We’re going to open..
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The committee formed by the NFL Player’s Association to tackle, so to speak, the issue of brain injuries and professional football has its first meeting this week in Palm Beach, Fla. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hN5mqFoFXXSvkaDO9Nec2JaZ1GKQ The Mackey-White Traumatic Brain Injury Committee was named after two Hall of Fame players: John Mackey, who has..
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Among those testifying at Congressional hearings on the NFL and Concussion was Joseph Maroon, M.D., of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The hearings were held in Detroit on January 4, 2010. Maroon is also the Team Neurosurgeon, The Pittsburgh Steelers and has been on..
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I am always pleased when the news cycle shifts to concussion and brain injury because that raises public awareness that concussion means brain injury and that brain injuries can cause permanent brain damage. Thus, the NFL being grilled by Congress as to the safety of its players is a very..
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Dr. Randall Benson on Diffusion Tensor Imaging In my search for the holy grail of objective proof of brain damage in those with Post Concussion Syndrome, I try to stay as current as possible on neuroimaging advances. Yesterday I focused on Dr. Randall Benson’s testimony with respect to Susceptibility Weight..
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