What Did The NFL Settlement Do For Brain Injuries?
In the aftermath of the massive $765 million settlement between the National Football League and the former players affected by brain injury, the NFL is looking good. Not only did…
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Coaches: Avoid Repeated Concussions without Breaking the Bank
There are some pretty impressive technology tools being developed for measuring concussion, but with high schools facing financial cutbacks it’s difficult to make the technology available. Also, someone has to…
ReadDespite Concussion Fears, Youth Football Remains Popular
Parents may be more aware of the danger of concussions when playing football, but it doesn’t seem to be keeping them from letting their children play, according to Kavita Varma-White…
ReadNFL and Former Players Reach a Settlement Over Brain Injury Lawsuit
From the beginning of the NFL’s concussion litigation woes, there were many who proclaimed the lawsuits brought by 4,500 former players over brain injuries would never see a courtroom. It…
ReadConcussion Still Leads as the Most Common Severe Sports Injury
In the United States, a young athlete is sent to an emergency room for a severe sports injury every 25 seconds. The research studied injuries across the 14 most popular…
ReadHelmets Still Can’t Prevent Concussions, Even With Aftermarket Attachments
As coaches and parents, the desire to keep the brains of young football players safe from concussion can be intense, and many are looking into new options that purportedly prevent…
ReadScans Capture Irregular Brain Activity Post Concussion
Doctors and scientists have created a pretty thorough theory of what happens to the brain during and immediately following the average concussive injury, but as with many theories it has…
ReadSimple Concussion Tool Offers an Alternative to High Tech Tests
Football season is gearing up for high school and college athletes across the country, renewing concerns over repeated head impacts and traumatic brain injuries or concussions. Even over the past…
ReadBlast related TBI and Sports concussions: a pathway to CTE
The recent focus on sports-related concussions and the onset of CTE in the later years of athlete’s life continues to make us more aware of the long-term problems associated with…
ReadOklahoma School’s Fight Against Concussion is Chronicled in New Documentary
Kerali Davis and her son Brady’s story is all too familiar for many people across the country. Her son, an eigth grader on the middle school football team in Newcastle…
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