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Sport-Related Concussion in Children and Adolescents
Abstract Sport-related concussion is an important topic in nearly all sports and at all levels of sport for children and adolescents. For more information, click here.
Physical Education Teachers’ Awareness and Understanding of Concussions, and Concussion Policies and Protocols
Purpose: Our primary aim was to determine physical educators’ current level of understanding of concussion symptoms and response guidelines. For more information, click here.
Traumatic Brain Injury News Reports and Participation in High School Tackle Football
Decreasing numbers of adolescent boys participating in high school tackle football, as reported by news outlets, may be because of increasing concerns about football-associated health risks, including progressive chronic traumatic encephalopathy. For more information, click here.
Traumatic brain injury linked to increased dementia risk
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, resulting in more than 2.5 million emergency department visits and hospitalizations in 2013 alone. For more information, click here.
Study Finds Female Youth Soccer Players Five Times More Likely than Boys to Return to Play Same Day Following Concussion
Findings especially concerning since girls also sustain concussions at higher rates, according to abstract of new research to be presented at American Academy of Pediatrics 2017 National Conference & Exhibition. Read more here.
TBI Survivor and Speaker James Durham Hosts a Special Free Live Interview
TBI One Love Radio Hosts Special Guests Dr. Bennet Omalu – Founder of CTE/Author and Cyndy Feasel – Author/NFL Wife September 18, 2017 – TBI One Love & Blog Talk Radio
High School Boys Fear Looking Weak If They Report Concussions
(Reuters Health) – Male and female high school athletes have moderate levels of knowledge about concussion symptoms, but the boys are much more likely to not report concussions for fear of seeming weak, a small U.S. study suggests. For more information, continue reading here.
Udall Calls for Federal Crackdown on Bogus Concussion Safety Claims for Youth Sports Gear
WASHINGTON – At a hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee today, U.S. Senator Tom Udall called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to crack down on deceptive and dangerous claims by manufacturers that their youth sports gear can prevent head injuries.
According to the CDC, an estimated 248,418 children aged 19 or younger were treated in U.S. emergency departments for sports and recreation related injuries that included a diagnosis of concussion or traumatic brain injury.