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By On September 4th, 2014

The NFL Releases Study Claiming Concussion Rates are Falling

With so much scrutiny on the NFL’s every decision, it makes sense that the league would be in a rush to share their annual Health and Safety report which says concussions decreased overall during the 2013 season. The report says concussions are down 13-percent from the previous year and the number of concussions coming from…

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By On August 11th, 2014

Brain Injured Soccer Players Are At Higher Risk For Other Injuries

Despite girl’s soccer having one of the highest rates of brain injuries behind football, it wasn’t until this year’s World Cup that the sports community became concerned about the management of concussions in the game. Almost certainly thanks to a few brutal collisions and seemingly obvious – though still not confirmed – brain injuries, people…

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By On July 15th, 2014

The Complicated Issue of Benching Young Athletes With Concussions

As sports-related concussion education and awareness increases, it is becoming quite apparent that there are other issues preventing child-athletes and their parents from following the best advice for their health. It is highly common for athletes to hide symptoms from brain injuries, and parents are often supportive of the decision to ignore doctors’ recommendations to…

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By On June 24th, 2014

5 Concussion Myths That Need To Be Corrected

There are an astounding amount of myths related to concussions and traumatic brain injuries. I’ve previously shared an infographic debunking several of the widely believed myths about concussions, but there are more than enough misconceptions about the most common form of brain injury to spend some more time correcting the most popular myths. Many of…

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By On June 20th, 2014

Are Soccer Headers Really Causing Brain Injuries?

Since the discovery that soccer is linked to high rates of brain injuries similar to those found in football and hockey players, the assumption has been that the brain damage was associated with the repeated “headers”, or a player using their head to direct the ball. This assumption isn’t entirely baseless, several researchers have shown…

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By On April 30th, 2014

Brain Injured Mice Offer Insight on Traumatic Brain Injuries and CTE

A new study published in the Journal of Neurotrauma may offer insight into the behavioral changes and problems caused by repeated brain injuries, as well as offering a model for new methods of preventing and identifying the neurodegenerative disorder chronic traumatic encephalopthy. The research used mice to show that mild repetitive traumatic brain injury creates…

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By On April 9th, 2014

Impacts Cause Brain Changes Even Without a Concussion

While the NFL has been fighting a “concussion crisis”, more worrying findings have been coming out of other sports, and now the issue of so-called subconcussive hits is reaching the most popular sport in the United States. A new study claims the more hits a football player’s head takes over the course of a season,…

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By On March 26th, 2014

Navy Football Player Dies After Falling Into Coma During Practice

Over the weekend, Navy football player Will McKamey was hospitalized after collapsing during practice. The 19-year-old freshman running back and Fourth Class Midshipman fell into a coma, and three days days later the Naval Academy Superintendent VADM Mike Miller has confirmed the McKamey has died. Despite his family releasing a statement that McKamey did not…

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