5 Lessons for Youth Athletes From Joey Bosa’s Concussion Recovery
Bosa’s story and his return to the game offer valuable lessons for any youth athlete who wants a successful and healthy recovery.
Can Fish Oil Help Heal Concussions?
All athletes should strive to maximize their health and performance through nutrition. But when your body takes a beating, what you put inside of it matters even more. In contact [...]
Soccer Has a Concussion Problem, and FIFA Can’t Solve It
On June 15, in the first round of the 2018 World Cup, Morocco’s Nordin Amrabat sustained a concussion. His dazed appearance was obvious to anyone watching. After being taken to [...]
New Research Shows Aerobic Activity Shortly After Sustaining a Concussion Drastically Decreases Recovery Time
For decades, the prescription for a concussion was rest, rest and more rest. Only once the symptoms subsided should exercise resume. But new research from the University of Toronto shows [...]
4 Ways to Stay Productive While Recovering From a Concussion
Being sidelined with a concussion is frustrating. There’s nothing to ice, no surgery to schedule and no physical therapy to endure, which can leave you feeling helpless and devoid of [...]
You Think You Have a Concussion. What Next?
To be clear this article is by no means a way to diagnosis and treat a head injury, nor is it an attempt at providing medical advice of any kind. [...]
Why Coaches, Athletic Trainers and Doctors Must Avoid Terminology That Downplays the Seriousness of a Concussion
In the athletic setting, injuries are a part of the game, there is no doubt about it. Strains, sprains, concussion, chronic overuse injuries, acute...
A Simple Spit Test May Revolutionize How We Diagnose Concussions
Diagnosing the severity of a concussion could soon be as simple as collecting a swab of saliva. New research from Penn State University has found that a select number of [...]
The 100-Year-Old Concussion Protection Technique That’s Making a Comeback
[youtube video="PfvWN32dyH0" /] There's no silver bullet for detecting concussions, nevermind preventing them. Researchers have developed advanced technologies and concussion protocols, but many concussions still go undiagnosed. In fact, research [...]
How Concussions Increase ACL Injury Rates
Yes–athletes who have had a concussion are experiencing more lower-body injuries, which includes the dreaded ACL tear. But why? How can a brain injury...