British Olympian Rowan Cheshire Suffers Concussion, Posts Selfie
Britain’s Rowan Cheshire isn’t the only Olympian to be forced to miss their competition due to brain injuries in this year’s Sochi games, but she guaranteed she would be one…
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President Obama’s Words Shed Light Into Football’s Concussion Crisis
Last year, President Obama made headlines by voicing concern about the concussion rates in the NFL and noting he might not let his son play football if he was the…
ReadJovan Belcher’s Body Is Exhumed For CTE Examination
Last year, tragedy struck when former Kansas City Chief’s linebacker Jovan Belcher violently killed his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins, before fatally shooting himself at a practice facility next to Arrowhead Stadium.…
ReadFormer Colorado Avalanche Player Steve Moore Founds Concussion Charity
In much of America, specifically the warmer regions, hockey is considered a niche sport and received little coverage. However, while middle-America watches the brain injury drama unfold within professional football,…
ReadNon-Concussive Head Injuries Can Still Affect Learning and Memory
With all the recent attention paid to brain injuries recently, parents across the nation are starting to ask questions about the safety of their children s’ brains. One of the…
ReadSix High School Football Players Have Died From Brain or Neck Injuries This Year
The great majority of the concussion controversy in football focuses on the NFL, but a Buzzfeed report on the number of teenagers who have died from brain or neck injuries…
ReadParticipation in Youth Football Declines Amid Concussion Controversy
For over 30 years football has been the favorite sport in the United States, but youth participation in the sport is dropping and it may be a sign of…
ReadRidley Scott to Direct Movie About Concussions in Football
Frontline’s League of Denial may have been the biggest film dealing with the issue of brain injury in professional football so far, but don’t expect it to be the last.…
ReadRiddell Unveils New System To Improve Concussion Management
Riddell’s helmets have taken a beating over the past couple years, and not just in the literal sense. Riddell has been implicated in every huge football-related concussion lawsuit in recent…
ReadDebunking the Most Common Myths About Concussions
You may feel like you see concussions in the headlines every day, but surprisingly this has done little to change the widespread misunderstandings of the specific brain injury. It is…
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