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Safety Advocates Bringing Awareness To Injuries Beyond Concussions
http://world.einnews.com/247pr/348783Shree Dandekar, who serves as an athletic trainer for high school athletes in New York City, has come out in support of a new movement that places a focus on preventing and understanding all safety risks for young...
Researchers: Pop Warner Wrong On Concussions
USA Todayhttp://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2013/06/08/pop-warner-football-concussions/2404007/Researchers who studied concussions in youth football say the Pop Warner organization got it wrong last year when it limited contact in practices.Julian ...
SportsMed: A ‘SICK’ scapula — is that contagious?
Part one of this two-part series examines the shoulder and injury prevention Shoulder injuries are prevalent among athletes with constant overhead movement of their arms, and susceptibility increases with the progressively greater demands imposed by...
Study: Girls’ Shortness Of Breath Not A Major Concern
Winston-Salem Journalhttp://www.journalnow.com/news/local/article_d62643e0-aaf0-11e2-b2c2-0019bb30f31a.htmlThe shortness of breath and chest aches that some teenage female athletes experience during play may not be a major health concern after all, a...
Concussions Increase Risk Of Lower Extremity Injuries
newswise.comhttp://www.newswise.com/articles/concussions-increase-the-risk-of-lower-extremity-injuryA new study shows that college athletes who sustain concussions are more likely to have a lower extremity injury in the same season after they return ...
Study: 12 Football Players Die Each Year In Practices, Games
The Morning Callhttp://articles.mcall.com/2013-04-06/news/mc-reuters-football-deahts-20130406_1_heat-related-deaths-college-football-catastrophic-sports-injury-researchEach year in the U.S. an average of a dozen high school and college football playe...
University Given Grant To Study Obesity After High School
The Oregonianhttp://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2013/04/oregon_state_university_gets_4.htmlThanks to a $4.7 million federal grant, Oregon State University researchers are about to delve into a trouble spot in the battle against obesity: the t...
American Academy Of Neurology Aims To Raise Bar On Potential Concussions
MyFoxAustin.comhttp://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/21672622/new-guidelines-raise-safety-bar-on-concussionsAny athlete who suffers a suspected concussion should be withdrawn from play and stay on the sidelines until a qualified health care professional d...
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