Extreme Winter Sports Need Brain Injury Regulation
It seems pretty obvious that extreme sports athletes are at a high risk for concussion. Just as 250 pound football players crashing into each other seems patently inclined to cause…
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The NFL Implements Sideline iPad App For TBI Testing
Though the ImPACT test has been used by the NFL for the past few years, the NFL hasn’t been able to implement the use of an objective testing method for…
ReadRacing Addresses Safety Concerns After High Profile Crashes
Yesterday was the start of the NASCAR season with the Daytona 500, but a huge crash Saturday on the same track in Daytona which injured over 25 fans has the…
ReadCheerleading is Seeing a Rise in TBI
To those who haven’t been in high school since the 80’s and haven’t managed to see Bring It On on television at some point in their life, it may come…
ReadBrain Damage From TBI Can Last Decades
It is widely known in the medical community that some damage from traumatic brain injury can last for years, with symptoms for just as long, but a Canadian researcher is…
ReadNew Tablet App Helps Diagnose TBI
Apps to help diagnose traumatic brain injury have been coming out for the past year or so, but they were mostly standardized sets of questions and baseline tests, which were…
ReadNeck Strength is a Predictor of TBI Risk in Athletes
It has long been suspected that neck strength played a role in determining how susceptible a person is to brain injury, especially considering females have consistently had higher concussion rates…
ReadHow Technology Is Advancing Traumatic Brain Injury Research
There are three types of traumatic brain injury advances being made right now: preventative, diagnostic, and treatment. Preventative advancements are currently lagging because they come mostly in the form of…
ReadDid Brain Injury Help Lead Mindy McCready To Suicide?
Country singer Mindy McCready’s tragic suicide may never be understood, but many speculate that substance abuse may have played a role. Fox News suggests there may have been another factor…
ReadCan a Nasal Spray Treat Traumatic Brain Injury?
If human tests are successful, treating a concussion may be as simple as using a nasal spray in the future. Neuroscientist Jake VanLandingham, assistant professor at the Florida State University…
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