Sentences with phrase «on concussions put»

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Because football is a collision sport, and collisions put a lot more stress on the knee than just contact, and collisions are usually what cause concussions.

He had a concussion and a decision that he disagreed with was made to put him on IR.

The Orange closed +1300 on the moneyline and put a dent into Clemson's title hopes, especially with QB Kelly Bryant's status in the air due to a concussion.

Instead of enjoying the gust of brisk postseason air that normally refreshes the sport after an interminable regular season, the NHL spent last week airing its dirty laundry on the clothesline that Boston Bruins defenseman Kyle McLaren used to put Montreal Canadiens wing Richard Zednik in the hospital with a severe concussion.

The critical point to always keep in mind about impact sensors is that they are just another tool in the concussion toolbox or, put another way, another set of eyes, with which to identify athletes who (a) may have sustained impacts of sufficient magnitude that (b) may have resulted in some cases in concussions, so that they (c) may be monitored for signs of concussion, or (d) may be asked to undergo a balance, vision, and / or neurocognitive screen / assessment on the sideline or in the locker room, the results of which (e) may suggest a removal from play for the remainder of the game and referral to a concussion specialist for formal evaluation away from the sports sideline, which evaluation (f) may result in a clinical diagnosis of concussion.

I wanted to ask them for their reaction to a recent survey of college athletes in contact and collision sports at the University of Pennsylvania which found that, despite being educated about the dangers of continuing to play with concussion symptoms, most are still very reluctant to report symptoms because they want to stay in the game, and to comment on reports that the N.F.L. players» union was against putting sensors in helmets that would alert the sideline to hits of a sufficient magnitude to cause concussion, which may be the technological solution (or, in football parlance «end - around») to the chronic under - reporting problem.

«The trial name has been changed to Pitch Side Suspected Concussion Assessment - this puts the emphasis on the cases where you suspect they are concussed.

While pro football has begun to confront the consequences of concussions, a new report is putting the spotlight on younger athletes and the risk they face from repeated head injuries.

Assembly Democratic Speaker Carl Heastie is putting the kibosh on Assemblyman Michael Benedetto's attempt to use the Will Smith movie «Concussion» to highlight the need for a bill to outlaw organized tackle football in New York for kids under the age of 14.

The best thing about this movie is something that is impossible to prove, and that is the suggestion that former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliague resigned because he knew that damage from concussions was a very real thing, and that his feet were about to be put to the fire for what was done on his watch, so he stepped down and put human jellyfish Roger Goodell (jellyfish need very little oxygen for brain function, you see) in his place.

(Ky.) Lawmakers moved bills to the governor that would gradually repeal and replace the Common Core State Standards, require new Bible literacy courses and put new restrictions on student athletes suspected of having a concussion.