The developers of new comprehensive guidelines for helping children recover from a concussion got inspiration from a surprising place – a famous childhood board game. “For children, recovering from a concussion is like a snakes and ladders game, as there are times where they may have rapid improvement and climb through the steps more quickly,…
ReadOver the past decade, every state in America has enacted some form of a concussion protocol to protect young athletes from the more severe long-term effects of repeated brain trauma. However, two new studies from the University of Minnesota suggest these protocols may be critically flawed. As the studies published in the Berkeley Journal of…
ReadAfter a concussion, a person is likely to experience a mix of cognitive issues, vision problems, headaches, nausea, and even mood problems that can make their daily activities difficult or potentially dangerous. They may be forced to take time off work or school, as well as being told to avoid athletic activities. Despite all this,…
ReadThe NCAA has received harsh criticism for their lax concussion rules, and they have finally taken a step towards addressing the complaints by releasing a new set of guidelines for concussion safety, including restrictions that limit live contact football practices to two per week during the season. However, many are not pleased by the guidelines…
ReadThe vast majority of recent studies on school-age athletes and brain injuries have been worrisome. Last year, one study reported that nearly half of all high school athletes claimed they would purposefully not report concussion symptoms if it would keep them in competition, and another Canadian study claimed that one in five students have suffered…
ReadFor parents, all of the talk about concussions in youth sports and new guidelines can be scary and confusing. But, good parents also want their kids to be active and healthy so they let their children play, putting their trust into these new safety guidelines that they often don’t understand. The concussion guidelines released this…
ReadEveryone has been interested in the NBA’s concussion policy since it was implemented over 18 months ago, but while to teams all learned to follow a new set of rules, the public wasn’t made aware of the details until now. After a recent TBI that kept George Hill out of an important playoffs game, Mike…
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