Concussion
How to Handle an Acute Injury While Training
Working out is supposed to make you stronger, healthier and feel better. But it’s also an activity that can leave you vulnerable to injury. You’ll be working with heavy equipment, [...]
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...
Bo Jackson ‘Would Have Never Played Football’ Had He Known About CTE
Imagine if Bo Jackson hadn't played football. He wouldn’t have won the 1985 Heisman Trophy. He wouldn’t have been the first overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft. He wouldn’t [...]
Could This Futuristic Football Helmet Stem the Concussion Epidemic?
Chiming Huang had a theory. In 2012, as a part of a graduate research project, Huang and a few colleagues were attempting to understand the effects that traumatic brain injuries [...]
Play Smart, Play Safe: About the NFL’s New Concussion Protocol
We're nearly halfway through the 2016 NFL season, and already some of the biggest names in the sport have been put on Injury Reserve (IR), meaning they'll miss part of, [...]
Study Reveals a Shocking Increase in Concussion Rates
A recent study found that concussions in children and young adults younger than 22 years old rose by 500 percent between 2000 to 2014. Yes, you read that right. The [...]
Jahvid Best, Whose NFL Career Was Cut Short Due to Concussions, is Officially Headed to the 2016 Summer Olympics
Jahvid Best. It's a name you know, though you might not be able to place it. You know he played football, but as the 2016 NFL season approaches, he's one [...]