All posts tagged 'concussions and hockey'

Cracking Hockey’s Just ‘Skate It Off’ Approach To Concussions

Posted on December 17th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Old ways die hard, even if they fly in the face of medical research and could lead to brain damage for young athletes. A Canadian study, published last month in the journal Neurosurgical Focus, found that two universities made hockey players return to games even when it was apparent that..
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Hockey’s Sidney Crosby Finally Returns To Ice After Concussions

Posted on November 25th, 2011 · Posted in Brain Injury

In what The New York Times called “the most closely chronicled concussion in hockey history,” Pittsburgh Penguin Sidney Crosby came back to the ice this week, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/22/sports/hockey/sidney-crosby-ready-for-return-to-ice.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=sidney%20crosby&st=cse Crosby was benched for roughly 10 1/2 months, recovering from concussions that he suffered Jan. 1 and Jan. 5 this year. As The Times pointed out,..
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Why We Should Ban Body Checking In Youth Hockey Leagues

Posted on June 14th, 2010 · Posted in Brain Injury

The body checking that is so much a part of ice hockey could prove dangerous for youths whose brains are still developing, according to a new study. As reported in the Journal of  the American Medical Association, there is a three-fold rise in severe injuries, including mild to severe concussions, in..
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