What is surprising, and extremely disappointing to those of us in the youth sports community who have long asked that the N.F.L. take
the lead on concussion education, is that Morey, recently named co-chair of the players» association concussion and traumatic brain injury committee, did exactly what he has been repeatedly telling college and high school players not to do: lie and downplay concussion symptoms.
Not exact matches
«I would rather see all those high schools go out and even if they shared an athletic trainer, I'd rather see that than see them all go out and spend money
on sensors,» Dawn Comstock, a
leading concussion researcher, professor at University of Colorado's School of Public Health, and member of MomsTEAM Institute's Board of Advisors, told SI.
Pressure to play needs to be taken off kids in order for them to feel comfortable reporting their signs and symptoms of a possible
concussion,» says Tamara Valovich McLeod,, PhD, ATC, FNATA, Professor in the Athletic Training Program and Directors of the Interdisciplinary Research Laboratory and Athletic Training Practice - Based Research Network in the Department of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences at A.T. Still University in Mesa, Arizona, co-author of the attitude study, and
lead author of an earlier study [3]
on attitudes
on concussions among high school students.
MomsTeam Health and Safety editors and writers, along with our experts, including Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, Ph.D., one of the
leading sports
concussion neuropsychologists in the country and Director of the Sports Concussion Center of New Jersey, continue to provide advice, support, articles, videos and blogs on the latest in concussion management and the dangers of traumatic bra
concussion neuropsychologists in the country and Director of the Sports
Concussion Center of New Jersey, continue to provide advice, support, articles, videos and blogs on the latest in concussion management and the dangers of traumatic bra
Concussion Center of New Jersey, continue to provide advice, support, articles, videos and blogs
on the latest in
concussion management and the dangers of traumatic bra
concussion management and the dangers of traumatic brain injury.
[1 - 9] As a 2013 research paper [7] and a number of other recent studies [12 - 15] show, education alone (or at least that which focuses
on educating athletes about the signs and symptoms of
concussion and not changing attitudes about reporting behavior) does not appear capable of solving the problem, because the reasons for under - reporting are largely cultural, [2,3,9,10, 12 - 15]
leading the paper's author to conclude that «other approaches might be needed to identify injured athletes.»
«Clinicians, parents, and coaches should make
concussion education and awareness a priority, and address factors to provide a more optimal
concussion - reporting environment,» says Johna Register - Mihalik, Ph.D, LAT, ATC, Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
lead author of the one of the recent studies
on underreporting.
My experience with the Newcastle football team in Oklahoma
leads me to believe that, as long as impact sensors are strictly used for the limited purpose of providing real - time impact data to qualified sideline personnel, not to diagnose
concussions, not as the sole determining factor in making remove - from - play decisions, and not to replace the necessity for observers
on the sports sideline trained in recognizing the signs of
concussion and in conducting a sideline screening for
concussion using one or more sideline assessment tests for
concussion (e.g. SCAT3, balance, King - Devick, Maddocks questions, SAC)(preferably by a certified athletic trainer and / or team physician), and long as data
on the number, force, and direction of impacts is only made available for use by coaches and athletic trainers in a position to use such information to adjust an athlete's blocking or tackling tec hnique (and not for indiscriminate use by those, such as parents, who are not in a position to make intelligent use of the data), they represent a valuable addition to a program's
concussion toolbox and as a tool to minimize repetitive head impacts.
This takes a great toll
on the mental health of a patient recovering from a prolonged
concussion leading to increased anxiety and depression, and even thoughts of suicide.»
Although you can also look at football helmet ratings, the NOCSAE cautions «against an over-reliance
on any individual data point, rating or measurement which could
lead to inaccurate conclusions or even a false sense of security that one helmet brand or model guarantees a measurably higher level of
concussion protection than another for a particular athlete.»
A study
on the use of protective goggles, albeit in girl's field hockey and involving different protective equipment, for instance, found that their use did not increase
concussion rates, despite fears that they would
lead to more aggressive play and hence more
concussions.
Citing a 2010 study finding that patients who had at least two 2 rehabilitation visits for persistent dizziness after a
concussion showed improvement in their DHI scores (2), the study said that
on - field identification of dizziness could
lead to earlier implementation of vestibular rehabiliation and other modalities to treat dizziness, which may expedite recovery from
concussion.
Internationally recognized for his research and leadership in exercise - heat stress and physiological strain, hydration challenges in sport, youth athletic health and sport
concussion, Dr. Bergeron co-chaired and is the
lead author
on the 2015 International Olympic Committee (IOC) Consensus
on Youth Athletic Development and the 2012 IOC Consensus
on Thermoregulatory and Altitude Challenges for High - Level Athletes.
Sometimes, that
concussion your 12 year - old sustains in youth football could
lead to symptoms later
on in life.
XLNTbrain has secured former NFL offensive lineman Tony Mandarich to speak
on behalf of the sports
concussion management system during the College Football Playoff National Championship Game
on Monday, January 11, 2016 during a radio interview tour
leading up to the kickoff.
So new technologies are always going to catch our eyes, and parents are always going to be tempted to buy the newest, biggest, best thing,» says Dawn Comstock, a professor at University of Colorado's School of Public Health and a
leading voice
on concussion research.
Five months after Rory Lamont, the former Scotland full - back, lifted the lid in an exclusive Scotsman interview
on a culture within sport that treated
concussion as a temporary, minor injury, rugby unions,
leading sports medics, government officials and other sporting bodies have begun to accept that some of their practices in managing head injuries were inadequate.
Dr. Robert Cantu, one of the world's
leading experts
on head trauma in sport and a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Boston University School of Medicine, has pointed to studies showing at least 30 percent of
concussions in soccer come from the act of heading the ball, sometimes through direct contact with the ball but more significantly when the head smashes into another player or the ground.
By analyzing athlete data
on the Head Case Website, the sports community can continue to gain a better understanding of repetitive subconcussive impacts, as well as
concussion symptoms and the events that
led to them.
«We extended this biomarker research to the domain of professional sports to test its merit as an objective and rapid way to determine players» severity of brain injury,» says
lead author, Robert Siman, PhD, Research Professor of Neurosurgery at Penn. «This blood test may aid neurobiologically - informed decisions
on suitability for return to play following a sports - related
concussion.»
Henrik Zetterberg is among the world's
leading brain researchers and has conducted research
on concussions in sports for many years and in numerous studies.
Keith Yeates, PhD,
lead for the university's Integrated
Concussion Research Program (ICRP) and a co-investigator on the study, says the technology has important practical benefits, «The fNIRS device has the potential to provide a convenient method for helping detect concussi
Concussion Research Program (ICRP) and a co-investigator
on the study, says the technology has important practical benefits, «The fNIRS device has the potential to provide a convenient method for helping detect
concussionconcussion.»
Keith Yeates, PhD,
lead for the university's Integrated
Concussion Research Program and a co-investigator
on the study, says the technology has important practical benefits.
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.
«High school coaches are the primary responders
on the field when head injuries occur, and every state now has some sort of mandate when it comes to the handling of student athlete
concussions, which is great,» said Meredith Madden, a resident in athletic training at Boston College and
lead author of one of the new studies.
«When you consider that, overall, high school athletes have been shown to score higher
on quality of life than their non-athlete counterparts, the risk of not playing sports could
lead to lower quality of life than playing sports and sustaining
concussion,» he theorized.
A lot of hubbub was made
leading up to the release of Peter Landesman's
Concussion over accusations that the film toned down its treatment of the NFL in the depiction of this true story detailing the way that the league hid knowledge of the catastrophic brain damage their athletes suffered
on the field.
Last spring, production
on Maze Runner: The Death Cure was halted and then postponed indefinitely after
lead actor Dylan O'Brien suffered a
concussion with a facial fracture and lacerations after a stunt went wrong.
Rebel Wilson suffered from «mild
concussion»
on Tuesday (08.08.17) after a fall which
led to her being rushed to hospital.
Forbes.com described Paul as «one of the nation's
leading experts
on concussion law.»