Concussions in youth sports are a significant concern. Despite growing awareness of the risks associated with concussions, youth sports-related concussions have been on the rise...
Until fairly recently, the conventional wisdom regarding concussion recovery was that “rest is best.” But, while rest is indeed an essential part of the recovery...
Concussions in sports can be prevented through the use of a variety of strategies, These may include: Intensifying the enforcement of existing safety rules; Teaching...
Healthcare providers use a variety of tools to diagnose traumatic brain injury (TBI), including interviews with the patient and his family, the Glasgow Coma Scale...
Mixed martial arts (MMA) and other combat sports inherently present injury risks for the athletes who choose to participate. Along with the risk of soft...
The brain is the body’s executive command and control center. Damage to the brain can result in a variety of serious symptoms ranging from obviously...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 1.7 million cases of traumatic brain injury (TBI) occur every year in the US. In...
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), nearly a third of all injury deaths can be attributed to brain injury. Although...