All posts tagged 'concussions'

Brain Is Active During Concussion Recovery, Study Documents

Posted on August 21st, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Researchers in Wisconsin have documented — for the first time — irregular brain activity within the first 24 hours following a concussion, as well as an increased level of brain activity weeks later. It all suggests that the brain may compensate for the injury during the recovery time. http://www.mcw.edu/Releases/2013-News-Releases/The-Concussed-Brain-at-Work-fMRI-Study-Documents-Brain-Activation-During-Concussion-Recovery.htm The..
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Helmet Warnings And Ducking Liability For Concussions

Posted on August 9th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

If you listened to the warning on football helmets, you wouldn’t be playing the sport. Here is what the helmet manufacturer Schutt Sports says on its safety headgear: “No helmet system can protect you from serious brain and/or neck injuries including paralysis or death. To avoid these risks, do not..
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Princeton Mandates Headgear For Soccer, Field Hockey

Posted on August 6th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Princeton has become the first town in New Jersey to require students who play soccer, lacrosse and field hockey to wear protective headgear, sparking a controversy in the process, according to The Times of Trenton. I don’t get it. http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2013/08/princeton_schools_become_the_first_in_the_state_to_require_headgear_for_soccer_lacrosse_and_field_ho.html Part of the brouhaha is over whether such headgear really..
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Keeping Roethlisberger On The Bench For A Concussion

Posted on June 9th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Here’s to Mark Lovell, founding director of the sports concussion program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He and his hospital were pioneers in taking head injuries seriously for the teams it provides medical care for, namely the Pittsburgh Steelers, University of Pittsburgh athletes and even the Pittsburgh..
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Youth Football Concussions Mainly Happen At Games, Not Practices

Posted on June 5th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

A new study found that in youth football, concussions take place significantly more often during games compared to practice. Overall, players were 26 times more likely to suffer a concussion in a game than in practice. The research, conducted by the University of Pittsburgh and Cornell University, is scheduled for..
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Bill Would Tighten Safety Standards For Sports Gear

Posted on May 23rd, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

This week legislation was introduced in Washington that calls for improvements in sports-equipment safety standards and a crackdown on false advertising regarding such gear. It’s great news. U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and John D. “Jay” Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Wednesday..
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Heart Rate, Blood Pressure Tests May Detect Concussions

Posted on March 20th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

With so much bad news coming out about Alzheimer’s disease recently, it’s a relief to hear that there appears to be progress on the concussion front. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona say they may have found a key to developing an accurate biological test for concussions, according the..
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NYPD Football Team Gets Helmet Padding To Stop Concussions

Posted on March 11th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Members of the New York Police Department’s football team will be getting so-called “bumpers,” or protective padding on their helmets, to safeguard them against brain trauma, the New York Daily News said Monday. http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nypd-footballers-protective-helmet-add-ons-article-1.1284774 The padding is called Shockstrip, and it is placed on the outside of football helmets. It..
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Brain Damage Can Persist For Decades, Study Finds

Posted on February 18th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

A Canadian researcher has found that damage to the brain can persist for decades after the original head trauma, according to a report delivered at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting in Boston Sunday. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/cffi-esc021513.php “Even when you are symptom-free, your brain may still not..
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Military TBI Linked To PTSD And Suicide, Studies Say

Posted on February 8th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

Two recent studies found that the concussions and mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) that our troops have suffered in Iraq and Afghanistan are tied to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide, USA Today reported this week. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/06/studies-mild-traumatic-brain-injury-linked-to-ptsd-suicide/1896651/ Excuse me, I don’t mean to be sarcastic, but did we really need..
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