Posts Tagged ‘concussion rates’
By Paul Stone On January 20th, 2017
As football continues to face criticism for its handling of concussions and the long-term risks of playing the violent sport, many younger athletes and their parents are opting for “safer”…
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By Paul Stone On August 17th, 2016
The number of concussions being diagnosed in America is on the rise, especially among adolescents. Those are the findings of new research from UC San Francisco in the Orthopaedic Journal…
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By Paul Stone On May 15th, 2014
A new study reports finding a sharp increase in the number of traumatic brain injuries treated in U.S. emergency departments from 2006 to 2010. Rather than being cause for alarm,…
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By Paul Stone On May 6th, 2014
A recent study published online in the American Journal of Sports Medicine shows that concussion rates in U.S. high-school athletes doubled between 2005 and 2012, but the findings may actually…
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