Sentences with phrase «concerns about concussion»

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

Err on the side of caution and take a child or teen to be evaluated if you have any concerns about concussion

so if he's having them already, and concerns about concussions, why continue to risk it?

Our bill would help stop companies that take advantage of parents and athletes» concerns about concussions and falsely market products as «safety» equipment, despite little evidence that the products protect players.»

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

Posted on January 7, 2016 · Growing concern about concussions has led to new rules in various sports, and a new movie starring Will Smith as a crusading doctor.

It's welcome news for researchers exploring growing concerns about concussions and traumatic brain injuries among women.

Not exact matches

Despite the NFL's overwhelming success, pro football's future is uncertain due to the growing undercurrent of concern about head trauma and the long - term effects of concussions caused by the sport (and yes, a $ 765M settlement is still an undercurrent in a multi-billion-dollar business).

The source said the the main concern of the NFL types is thus that, if he gets a couple more concussions, dad will tell son, «life is about more than football....»

As someone who has been educating sports parents about head trauma in sports for the past seventeen years, and about the very real risk posed by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) for the last decade, it is not surprising that I receive emails from parents all the time expressing deep concern about stories in the media that have led them - wrongly - to fear that playing contact or collision sports, or suffering a sports - related concussion, especially one slow to heal, makes it inevitable that their child will develop CTE and is at greatly increased risk of committing suicide.

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.

My reaction was one of sadness, frustration, and worry: sadness that a young athlete simply assumed that he had CTE as a result of a single concussion and considered it to be a death sentence; frustration that, despite concerted efforts by researchers and clinicians, along with some in the media, to set the record straight on CTE, the prevailing media narrative continues to be that concussions or repetitive subconcussive blows «cause» chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), that CTE «causes» former athletes to commit suicide, and that such causal links are proven scientific fact (they're not); and, finally, worry: concern about the consequences of the football = CTE and CTE = suicide memes in the real world.

«Given that concussions are difficult to diagnose and often require either athlete reports or parental concerns to come to the attention of the coach,» they said, «educating athletes and their parents about the risks of a concussion and safe management is an essential part of preventing athletes from playing with concussive symptoms.»

Every clinician who routinely treat athletes with post-concussion syndrome (i.e. patients whose symptoms after suffering a sports - related concussion persist for months or years), with whom I spoke for this article expressed variations of the same concern: that their patients, hearing media reports about athletes suffering symptoms associated with CTE (such as depression), were losing hope of a full recovery, to the point of considering suicide.

In the four years since it was issued, the SCAT2 became one of the most widely used tools for assessing concussions on the sports sidelines (8), but, as a 2013 meta - analysis notes, «a number of concerns have been expressed about» its design and scoring (7).

In another sign of the growing concern about head trauma in sports, the NHL and the U.S. ski team will each have at least one concussion expert at the Sochi Olympics.

The International Rugby Board has opted to continue with its controversial concussion assessment protocol trial despite widespread concerns about its accuracy and allegations that players are cheating the test.

They expressed concern about the limited extend of parent and athlete concussion education, but note vague language in the Lystedt Law itself likely played a role.

Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned about the long - term effects of concussions and don't report their own concussion symptoms because they fear exclusion from play.

A judge overseeing thousands of NFL concussion - linked lawsuits says lawyers are still working to address her concerns about a proposed $ 765 million fund.

Despite the lack of data regarding the rates of concussions in youth football (children aged 8 - 12 years), concerns have been raised about the sport being dangerous for this age group.

Amid growing concern about sports - related brain injuries, a new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report finds that there is a huge lack of knowledge about sports concussions in young people.

The proposed measures stem from concerns about the risks associated with concussions and brain injury.

From NFL players to high school athletes, there are growing concerns about the impact of concussions.