sports-related injuries Archives

sports-related injuries

Football helmet add-ons may not significantly reduce concussion risk

February 27, 2015

Football helmet add-ons such as outer soft-shell layers, spray treatments, helmet pads and fiber sheets may not significantly help lower the risk of concussions in athletes, according to…

New exam for identifying concussion

September 11, 2014

A study in the American Journal of Sports Medicine reports that a new test, Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS), was 90% accurate in identifying patients with concussion. The test…

New international consensus statement on sport concussion released

April 27, 2017

The 2017 Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) consensus statement in British Journal of Sports Medicine emphasizes “recognize and remove.” Access the statement

Research insufficient to support connection between sports concussion and CTE

May 21, 2015

Available research is insufficient to establish causation between sports concussion and traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to an article in Neurodegeneration and Sport. Read more.

Study: No same-day play for athletes with concussion symptoms

December 11, 2013

Any athlete with concussion symptoms should not be allowed to return to play on the same day, according to the latest consensus statement on sports-related concussion summarized in…

Study: Nonconcussion head impacts may affect cognition

December 11, 2013

A study in Neurology reports that repeated blows to the head during a season of contact sports may cause changes in the brain’s white matter and affect cognitive…

Study: Playing football and effects on brain

May 11, 2014

College football players with and without a history of concussions have less volume in the hippocampal region of the brain that relates to memory and emotion, according to…