Helmets Don’t Protect Against Brain Injury As Well As They Claim
The most common suggestion for preventing head injury is to wear a helmet. Even in the NFL, the biggest push in traumatic brain injury prevention is coming from helmet designers…
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Young Athletes Risk Serious Injury By Playing Post-TBI
When people think about concussions or traumatic brain injury, the most widely held assumption is that it requires hitting your head against something else, whether it be the ground, or…
ReadCognitive Deficits Are Present Two Months After Concussion
When an athlete suffers a traumatic brain injury, it is recommended they be pulled from play and practice for roughly a week. The idea underlying this suggestion is that TBI…
ReadFootball and Brain Damage: Who is Responsible?
The biggest paradox in dealing with the rising knowledge of football related traumatic brain injury is handling how to move the sport forward in a safe way. The reason football…
ReadSports Injuries are Much More Common Than Reported
One of the biggest issues for sports teams is the failure to report injuries, especially if they aren’t physically debilitating. This is a big problem as we find out just…
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