Sometimes it feels like everyone is telling you to do opposite things after a concussion. Some doctors and experts stress that rest is essential, while others will say it is important to gradually return to activity. The problem is that some research suggests that a gradual return can actually speed up a person’s recovery but…
ReadA new animal study may provide some much-needed insight into the relationship between brain injury and epilepsy.
ReadConcussions and brain injuries have been a part of boxing for as long as the sport existed, but it is easy for most fans to ignore the implications of these injuries because they aren’t visible during fights. A fighter may seem slow to get up, but the bulk of their symptoms appear after the fight…
ReadAt this point, the fact that professional football players are at risk for long-term effects of brain injuries is common knowledge. Despite this, the risks for younger athletes are far less known. Now, a recently published study has uncovered signs that college athletes may similarly be experiencing lasting effects of traumatic brain injuries. The findings…
ReadIt has been two years since Oske Lowe walked off the football field in Holdenville, complaining of severe headaches. It has also been two years since Lowe walked or spoke. Minutes after Lowe left the field, he collapsed and was airlifted to the OU Medical Center. As his mother Nancy would learn, Oske was fighting…
ReadWhen 16-year-old Dylan Thomas died last month following a scary set of events beginning with the young athlete collapsing on the field, it was assumed he died from issues related to a traumatic brain injury. However, the cause of death technically remained a mystery until earlier this week. Now, the Pike County coroner who assessed…
ReadExperts and sports organizations have been looking everywhere for a way to significantly decrease the number of concussions in football, to little success. However, a small change to how Ivy League football teams play the game may just be the secret to making the game drastically safer for athletes. A study, published this week in…
ReadA week ago, 16-year-old Dylan Thomas had a bright future ahead of him. He did well in school, had plenty of friends, and was the “heart and soul” of his football team, the Pike County High School Pirates. All of that changed in a matter of moments Friday night when the Georgia high school football…
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…
ReadAcross the state, fans, who may have recently visited sites such as Betfred Near Me, are already gearing up to watch the Oklahoma Sooners (and yes, the OSU Cowboys) take the field in their first football game of the season. Oklahoma’s colleges have long been known for their football programs, which have brought home several…
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