Posts Tagged ‘traumatic brain injury’
By Paul Stone On August 7th, 2013
A new report released Tuesday confirms what we’ve long suspected to be true; football has the highest concussion rate for all youth sports. Followed by wrestling and cheerleading, traumatic brain…
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By Paul Stone On August 6th, 2013
The NFL may be embroiled in brain injury litigation and legally required mediation, but the effects of those suits wouldn’t be in effect until the season following this upcoming one…
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By Paul Stone On August 5th, 2013
Traumatic brain injury is associated with many negative things later in life. Headaches, anxiety, depression, and memory problems have all been scientifically linked to traumatic brain injury, and numerous studies…
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By Paul Stone On August 2nd, 2013
While a lawsuit is questioning the NCAA’s method of handling brain injury in federal court, Congress is stepping in to attempt to protect the brains of college level athletes in…
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By Paul Stone On July 31st, 2013
There is constant news coming out about traumatic brain injury, especially focusing on the diagnosis and management of the injuries to minimalize or prevent the more severe secondary injuries that…
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By Paul Stone On July 30th, 2013
Over 3.5 million people suffer traumatic brain injuries every year. That is more than breast cancer, HIV, and multiple sclerosis combined (1.6 million), according to the most recent data from…
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By Paul Stone On July 29th, 2013
Parents worry much more about concussions than their children. As parents who are educated on brain injury, we are aware of the long-term effects possible and fret while our children…
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By jasonmaddox On July 29th, 2013
During my years of working exclusively with disabled veterans, my work brought me to homeless shelters, drug courts, veteran’s courts, prisons and county jails, and working with prison re-entry. My…
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By Paul Stone On July 25th, 2013
Most people have heard about the concussion controversy in the NFL and NCAA, but we generally like that think that a combination of new regulations and continued research breakthroughs will…
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By Paul Stone On July 24th, 2013
Malcolm Gladwell has been a longtime New Yorker staff writer as well as the author of best-sellers The Tipping Point and Outliers about American college football. That means he has…
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