Posts Tagged ‘University of Michigan’
By Paul Stone On October 3rd, 2014
Concussions in football are far from abnormal, and it isn’t unheard of for athletes to continue competing after suffering a brain injury on the field. A few years ago, it is likely that the events happening at the University of Michigan ever the past week would have been a non-issue. Instead it represents the quickly…
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By jasonmaddox On August 31st, 2013
There are some pretty impressive technology tools being developed for measuring concussion, but with high schools facing financial cutbacks it’s difficult to make the technology available. Also, someone has to know how to apply and interpret the technology to make it a useful tool in determining whether a player should be pulled from the game…
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By Paul Stone On October 10th, 2012
With all the latest coverage about football related head trauma, one of the biggest questions has been how safe it is for kids to be playing the game. Luckily, the latest research says that there is little evidence playing high school football can lead to the type of brain trauma we are seeing in NFL…
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