Concussion

High-profile sports like football and soccer have brought greater attention in recent years to concussions – the mildest form of traumatic brain injury. Yet people often do not realize how common concussions are in everyday life, and seldom does the public hear about what happens in the aftermath of concussions – how long the road […]

The repeat concussions suffered by Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa less than a week apart in September 2022 have brought the seriousness of traumatic brain injury back into the public eye and triggered scrutiny of the NFL’s concussion protocols. And the upcoming World Cup soccer competition, which begins Nov. 20, 2022, will likely include highly […]

Concussions are common among people who play sports, but they can happen to anyone. In rare cases, concussions can cause brain injury, particularly with repeated instances. Be mindful of the most common symptoms of a concussion.

Soon, soccer may look very different on pitches across the United States. That’s because a prominent new study has recommended banning “headers,” where players connect with the ball using their head rather than their foot. The study, which was carried out by a collection of physicians from Denver, Colorado, was based on an analysis of […]

Parents with kids in minor hockey like to think that the equipment they’ve purchased, particularly helmets, will prevent catastrophic injuries. But a new report shows that many helmets fail to adequately reduce the risk of head injuries. The report, which was recently completed by researchers at Virginia Tech’s biomedical engineering and mechanics department, involved the […]

A new study has provided an important (though perhaps unsurprising) finding: children who suffer concussions need more time to recover than adults. The study, which was carried out by medical officials based in Ontario, Canada, involved a review of 4,000 academic papers and examinations of 2,000 concussion patients. There were a number of findings. For […]