Sentences with phrase «about concussions»

Your teen's coaches may not know about a concussion your teen received in another sport or activity unless you tell them.

Go for an evaluation as soon as you are aware of symptoms, or have concerns about concussion.

I genuinely appreciate you're well wishes on healing, and hope the same for you sweet friend after hearing about your concussion!

Knowing the facts about concussion and taking the proper steps to treatment when you're injured will get you back on the field faster.

Compared with high school athletes who had access to an athletic trainer, those without such access were less knowledgeable about concussion.

Fortunately, today's educators are often trained about concussion and school.

You can make a big difference in educating your community about concussion and keeping kids and teens safe from this injury.

Young athletes may be reluctant to tell coaches or trainers about concussion - like symptoms, for fear of losing playing time.

Many Canadian athletes compete in multiple sports, so having our sport organizations on the same page about concussion is critical to ensure our athletes are managed properly.

Knowing about the concussion will allow the coach to keep your teen from activities that could result in another concussion.

We can help athletes stay active and healthy by knowing the facts about concussion and when it is safe for athletes to return to play.

Last week British MP Chris Bryant launched a campaign to increase awareness about concussion in sport.

Most published research on sports - related concussions has been conducted in adults, and «there's little - to - no information about concussions in youth,» particularly for ages 5 to 21, says panel member Susan Margulies, a bioengineer at the University of Pennsylvania.

Despite increased awareness about concussions in recent years, some of those involved in contact and collision sports still don't seem as concerned as they should be about the risks.

Learn more about The Concussion Project and how you can get involved.

In addition to generously donating toys and blankets for pediatric patients, the students learned about concussion prevention and toured many areas of the hospital including the Emergency Room, Pediatric Intensive Care unit and the Helipad.

I would also like to think that MomsTEAM's continued efforts to educate parents about concussion risk management and our PBS documentary, «The Smartest Team: Making High School Football Safer,» which aired on over 300 stations last fall and which will be broadcast on almost all 387 stations in the fall of 2014, has played a role in increasing awareness.

Athletes who undergo pre-season concussion baseline testing, combined with education about concussion prevention, symptoms, and treatment, are likely better prepared to deal with the possibility of a concussion injury or the aftermath of one, says sports medicine expert Dr. Hallie Zwibel.

I think Jackson and Allen will probably fall to us so I'm resigned to the pick, I'm more worried about concussions with Rosen, no chance we land Darnold.

Answer: Yes, it is true that 48 of 50 states have passed laws requiring that athletes and their parents sign forms acknowledging receipt of information about concussion signs and symptoms and the dangers of continuing to play with concussion.

For the first time in history, sports teams on every level — youth, high school, college, and professional — are not only talking about concussions, but they are doing something about them.

On March 6, 2013, National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell spoke about concussion safety at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Despite growing awareness of sports - related concussions and campaigns to educate athletes, coaches, physicians, and parents of young athletes about concussion recognition and management, confusion and controversy persist in many areas.

Overall, the findings suggest that there has been substantial progress in raising awareness about concussion risks, says Gerald Gioia, a neuropsychologist at Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C. «Awareness is but the first step,» he tells Shots.

«Youth athletes, both at professional and amateur levels, need to be informed about concussion prevention, identification, and recovery strategies.

It would require schools to post information about concussions on school grounds and on school websites.

Elijah Collins, a three - star running back, said he thinks about concussions regularly, and he and his coaches talk about head injuries often.

As someone who is usually in the position of moderating a discussion of concussions or giving a keynote address at a conference or convention on how to keep young athletes safe, and given the deep knowledge I have on the subject as a result of MomsTEAM's work as the «pioneer» in youth sports concussion education, I have to admit I found myself in the somewhat unique position of knowing nearly as much about concussions as some of the presenters.

According to Snedaker, who founded it, it's a five - step program which outlines how every member of the organization can be educated about concussions; whether it be before getting hit in the head or after.

More concussions are being recognized due to a number of factors, including increased media coverage on the dangers of concussions and position statements about concussion management from organizations such as his, he added.

It was really unfortunate and the tough thing about concussions.

When the NFL settled the concussion lawsuit with thousands of retired players, you couldn't change the channel without hearing a choir of former players and analysts saying, «Knowing what we know now about concussions...»

Everyone now has a much deeper and more substantial understanding about concussions, and how to prevent and manage them, than they did 20 or even 10 years ago, and the information conveyed to players reflects that greater understanding.

If sports have lately served as a staging ground for national discourse about concussions, domestic violence, child abuse, gay rights and racial sensitivity, it's because we have so few live, public spectacles around which discussion of any kind can take place.

Responding to increasing concern about concussion injuries in sports, Banner Concussion Center addresses the problem with a unique approach.

Twelve years later, a day doesn't go by without a story about concussions appearing in newspapers and on countless websites, and a growing majority of states have enacted laws to protect youth athletes against the dangers of returning athletes to sports before their brains have healed.

As part of NATM, PATS distributed over 30 banners to NATA Safe Schools in Pennsylvania to be displayed at their school about concussion education offered through PATS.

Is peewee football too early to wonder about concussions?

A new study examining principals» perceptions about concussion will be released today and presented at the American Academy of Neurology's Sports Concussion Conference in Jacksonville, Fla., July 14 to 16, 2017.