New Guidelines Raise Safety Bar on Concussions
If head trauma is suspected, health care professional should determine it is safe to return to play, recommendations say.
News Updates: Sports
Healing the Brain, with Clinicians in Mind Heads Up to Clinicians: Concussion Training
(cdc.gov) “For me, recovering from the concussion was harder than recovering from other injuries I’ve had. When I got a concussion playing soccer, I expected to sit out some games, but I never realized that it would actually hurt to think,” said Sarah Rainey, a high school varsity soccer player.
While most athletes with a concussion recover quickly and fully, some like Sarah, will have symptoms that last for days, weeks, or even months. This doesn’t just affect an athlete on the sports field, but can impact their ability to participate in school and even their daily activities.
Expanded Concussion Treatment Highlights Need
By , PITTSBURGH — Madison MacDonald can’t remember what happened. All the high school soccer player from the Pittsburgh suburbs knew is that she felt off. Read more...
Helmet Replacement and Education Partnership Launches
CDC’s Heads Up program joined with multiple sports entities and equipment manufacturers to launch a youth football safety and helmet replacement program for youth in underserved communities.
Hard Knocks: College Football’s Wake-Up Call
First off, let’s get one thing straight: college football isn’t going away. Neither is pro football, nor Pop Warner, nor high school. Football is America’s national pastime, baseball having flushed away decades of goodwill with the steroid era. College and pro football are both billion-dollar industries that fascinate us with fast-paced gameplay, dramatic storylines, and of course, those train-wreck hits. But it’s those same hits that have everyone from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to President Obama concerned about the game’s violence. And if it’s too dangerous for the pros, what does that mean for amateur college athletes?
NFL, GE to Study Brain Injuries as Concussion Worries Mount
The National Football League and General Electric Co are teaming up to improve the diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries amid growing concerns about sports-related concussions in youth and professional sports.
New Guidelines Raise Safety Bar on Concussions
If head trauma is suspected, health care professional should determine it is safe to return to play, recommendations say.
Whistles May Harm Hearing, Study Shows
Nearly half of the officials surveyed reported ringing in the ears, or tinnitus, after officiating.
By JOYCE COHEN